A view of the Chucas Hydropower Station in Costa Rica.
The Chucas Hydropower Station is located on the Tárcoles River, 40 kilometers south of the capital city, San José, in Costa Rica.
The Chucas Hydropower Station is the first project in the field of hydropower cooperation between China and Costa Rica. It also represents the first contract signed by POWERCHINA in the Latin American region through competitive bidding. Moreover, it stands as the first successful project to be carried out by a Chinese enterprise in Costa Rica over several years.
The project includes preliminary dam excavation, outdoor substation foundation filling, and a ground-based hydroelectric station with two mixed-flow units, each with a capacity of 25 megawatts, resulting in a total installed capacity of 50 megawatts.
Construction commenced in February 2011 and it was ultimately completed and handed over in 2018, alleviating the country's electricity supply shortages.
