The Jurún Marinalá Dam (Spanish: Planta Hidroeléctrica Jurún Marinalá) is a reinforced concrete gravity dam and power plant spanning the Michatoya River in Escuintla, Guatemala. The project became operational in 1970.[1]

Jurún Marinalá Dam
Jurún Marinalá Dam is located in Guatemala
Jurún Marinalá Dam
Location of Jurún Marinalá Dam in Guatemala
Official namePlanta Hidroeléctrica Jurún Marinalá
LocationFinca El Salto (Escuintla)
Coordinates14°23′21″N 90°42′38″W / 14.38917°N 90.71056°W / 14.38917; -90.71056
Opening date1970
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsMichatoya River
Reservoir
Total capacity112,000 m3

The dam's reservoir has a total capacity of 112,000 m3.[1] The water is transported to the powerhouse through a 4.03 km long tunnel and a 2.44 km long pressure pipe.[1] The plant has 3 × 20 MW Pelton turbines, with a total installed capacity of 60 MW. The plant has a net level declination of 660 m, and a designed flow of 4 m/s per unit.[1]

The plant's total power generation between 1970 and 2006 was 6674.91 GWh,[1] which amounts to a mean annual power generation of 185 GWh.

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  1. ^ a b c d e INDE. Hidroeléctricas. Consultado: 09-12-2010.