Mantaro Hydroelectric Complex Modernisation

Mantaro Hydroelectric Complex, located in the region of Huancavelica, began its operations in 1973, and includes installations of Tablachaca Reservoir located in the town of Quichua, with dam capacity of 8 million m3. There the water from the river Mantaro is stored, and through a tunnel of 19,8 km derived the waters to the turbines of the seven generators of the 798 MW Santiago Antunez de Mayolo Hydroelectric Power Plant . The water is conducted by a waterfall at three turbines of 210 MW capacity of the Restitution Hydroelectric Power Plant.