Antelomita Hydroelectric Power Station

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Antelomita Hydroelectric Power Station
Antelomita Hydroelectric Power Station
CountryMadagascar
Location Anjeva Gara, Analamanga Region
Coordinates 19°00′43.25″S47°42′11.98″E / 19.0120139°S 47.7033278°E / -19.0120139; 47.7033278
StatusOperational
Commission date Antelomita I: 1930
Antelomita II: 1952-1953
Owner(s) Jirama
Power generation
Units operationalAntelomita I: 3 x 1.4 MW (1,900 hp) MW
Antelomita II: 3 x 1.4 MW (1,900 hp)
Nameplate capacity 8.4 MW (11,300 hp)

The Antelomita Hydroelectric Power Station is located in the rural commune Anjeva Gara of the Analamanga Region, Madagascar. The hydroelectric power station comprises two parts, Antelomita I and II. Both are adjacent to one another on separate water falls along the Ikopa River. Each water fall is dammed and water is diverted to the power station; each of which contains three 1.4 megawatts (1,900 hp) generators. The first two were commissioned in 1930, the second two in 1952 and the final two in 1953. Both stages have an installed capacity of 8.4 megawatts (11,300 hp). They were built by a French firm but are now owned and operated by Jirama. The Tsiazompaniry and Mantasoa Dams upstream regulate water to the power station. [1] [2]

It is situated in a distance of 48 km South-East from Antananarivo, 10 km East of Anjeva Gara and 14 km from Ambohimanambola. [3]

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References

  1. "Inventaire du parc hydroélectrique existant - Juin 2013" (in French). ORE. June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  2. "Mantasoa and lake". Mantasoa. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. CENTRALE HYDRO-ELECTRIQUE. CAS DE LA JIRAMA ANTELOMITA