Objective To use the available water energy from an existing irrigation and potable water system to generate electricity. This would be a demonstration site for a large number of possible sites available on the island of Tenerife with a total potential generation of up to about 16 MW. It is estimated that similar sites in Spain would have a total potential of over 5 GW. The generated electrical energy at these remote sites could be used locally to reduce the need for expensive transmission networks.The project payback is estimated at about 6 years.The hydraulic conditions at the site and the equipment efficiencies were found to be better than expected giving a slight increase in output.The energy is to be used for local consumption.Tenerife has many rivers and interconnecting canals, providing irrigation and potable water for the coastal regions of the island. This project entails the installation of a complete small hydrostation as part of this system, thereby using the movement of water for other purposes to generate electricity for local consumption.Technical Data : Penstock Length 4500 metres Diameter 300 mm Turbine Type Impulse, Cross-flow Head 292 metres (nett) Speed 900 revs/min Output approx. 200 kW Flow 0.08 m3/s Efficiency 0.88Generator Type Asynchronous Output 172 kW Speed 1000 revs/min Voltage 380/400 v. 3-phase, 50Hz Efficiency 0.9 Programme(s) ENG-ENDEMO C - Programme (EEC) of demonstration projects and industrial pilot projects (EEC) in the energy field, 1985-1989 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme DEM - Demonstration contracts Coordinator SEXER SA EU contribution No data Address CALLE DE SIETE CERROS 8 SOMOSAGUAS 28023 Madrid Spain See on map Total cost No data