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The plant became fully operational in November 2016.[4] It has a capacity of 1,500 megawatts.[3][5]
Funding of damedit
Ecuadorian and Chinese flags inside the hydroelectric power plant.
Over the years, China provided $19 billion in the form of loans to Ecuador for the construction of "bridges, highways, irrigation, schools, health clinics and a half dozen dams" including the Coca Codo Sinclair dam.[2] According to an article in The New York Times, Ecuador repays its debt to China by providing China with oil "at a discount". By 2018, this meant that China imported 80 percent of oil produced in Ecuador. The loan from China’s Export-Import Bank for the Coca Codo Sinclair Dam amounts to $1.7 billion with an interest rate of 7% interest over 15 years which is $125 million a year in interest alone.[2]
Post constructionedit
In December 2018, 7,648 large and small cracks were identified in the generator hall and in surrounding equipment.[2] The cracks were first discovered in 2014 but the full extent of them is unknown as a thorough assessment would include deconstructing portions of the power plant which is cost prohibitive.[6]
After the dam became operational, its reservoir caused regressive erosion upstream and water absent of sediment released from the dam has caused high rates of erosion downstream which likely led to two oil spills after pipelines along the river lost their footings. Downstream erosion, if left unchecked would undermine the dam and other oil infrastructure by 2022.[7] Additionally, the erosion resulted in the destruction of San Rafael Falls further downstream and the resulting headward erosion is destroying the village of San Luis.[8]
^ abcdCasey, Nicholas; Krauss, Clifford (24 December 2018). "It Doesn't Matter if Ecuador Can Afford This Dam. China Still Gets Paid". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
^ ab"Ecuador". International Hydropower Association. May 2017. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
^Ingram, Elizabeth (November 21, 2018). . Hydro Review. Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
^Harris, Michael (December 15, 2014). . Hydro Review. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
^. cuencahighlife.com. Cuenca High Life. 15 November 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
^"Massive erosion likely due to hydropower dam causes oil spill on Ecuador's Coca River". Mongabay Environmental News. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
^Journal, Ryan Dube and Gabriele Steinhauser | Photographs by Isadora Romero for The Wall Street (20 January 2023). "China's Global Mega-Projects Are Falling Apart". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Spanish February 2021 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 5 008 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at es Coca Codo Sinclair see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated es Coca Codo Sinclair to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Coca Codo Sinclair Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Ecuador It is located on the Coca River in Napo Province 100 kilometres 62 mi east of Quito 1 2 It is the largest energy project in Ecuador 1 The dam was constructed by Chinese engineering firm Sinohydro Corporation for 2 25 billion 3 Coca Codo Sinclair DamLocation of Coca Codo Sinclair Dam in EcuadorCountryEcuadorLocationEl ReventadorCoordinates0 08 17 S 77 27 11 W 0 138 S 77 453 W 0 138 77 453StatusOperationalConstruction began2010Opening date2016Construction costUS 2 6 billionBuilt bySinohydro Andes JVDam and spillwaysType of damConcrete face rock fillImpoundsCoca RiverHeight foundation 31 8 m 104 ft Length160 m 520 ft Commission date2016Hydraulic head620 m 2 030 ft Turbines8 x 187 5 MW Pelton turbinesInstalled capacity1 500 MW 2 000 000 hp The plant became fully operational in November 2016 4 It has a capacity of 1 500 megawatts 3 5 Funding of dam edit nbsp Ecuadorian and Chinese flags inside the hydroelectric power plant Over the years China provided 19 billion in the form of loans to Ecuador for the construction of bridges highways irrigation schools health clinics and a half dozen dams including the Coca Codo Sinclair dam 2 According to an article in The New York Times Ecuador repays its debt to China by providing China with oil at a discount By 2018 this meant that China imported 80 percent of oil produced in Ecuador The loan from China s Export Import Bank for the Coca Codo Sinclair Dam amounts to 1 7 billion with an interest rate of 7 interest over 15 years which is 125 million a year in interest alone 2 Post construction editIn December 2018 7 648 large and small cracks were identified in the generator hall and in surrounding equipment 2 The cracks were first discovered in 2014 but the full extent of them is unknown as a thorough assessment would include deconstructing portions of the power plant which is cost prohibitive 6 After the dam became operational its reservoir caused regressive erosion upstream and water absent of sediment released from the dam has caused high rates of erosion downstream which likely led to two oil spills after pipelines along the river lost their footings Downstream erosion if left unchecked would undermine the dam and other oil infrastructure by 2022 7 Additionally the erosion resulted in the destruction of San Rafael Falls further downstream and the resulting headward erosion is destroying the village of San Luis 8 References edit a b Coca Codo Sinclair Hydroelectric Project power technology com Retrieved 24 December 2018 a b c d Casey Nicholas Krauss Clifford 24 December 2018 It Doesn t Matter if Ecuador Can Afford This Dam China Still Gets Paid The New York Times Retrieved 24 December 2018 a b Ecuador International Hydropower Association May 2017 Retrieved 2019 03 26 Ingram Elizabeth November 21 2018 TUV SUD to determine solutions to distributor cracks at Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant Hydro Review Archived from the original on 2018 12 29 Retrieved 2019 03 26 Harris Michael December 15 2014 At least 13 killed by collapse at Ecuador s Coca Codo Sinclair hydropower plant Hydro Review Archived from the original on 2019 03 27 Retrieved 2019 03 26 Ecuador s largest hydroelectric plant is full of cracks investigators blame Chinese contractor CuencaHighLife cuencahighlife com Cuenca High Life 15 November 2018 Archived from the original on 10 June 2023 Retrieved 29 May 2020 Massive erosion likely due to hydropower dam causes oil spill on Ecuador s Coca River Mongabay Environmental News 6 May 2020 Retrieved 29 May 2020 Journal Ryan Dube and Gabriele Steinhauser Photographs by Isadora Romero for The Wall Street 20 January 2023 China s Global Mega Projects Are Falling Apart Wall Street Journal Retrieved 2023 01 21 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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