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Mexico's biggest hydro-electric project
Project will harness waters of Apulco and Xiucayucan rivers and will provide ultimately 365 Mw but at present only 4 Pelton turbines 52, 000 kw each will be installed; Apulco dam will comprise 360 ft high, 328 ft wide main arch dam in narrow gorge and also 3121 ft long right and 1690 ft long left dikes made of colcrete and stone; description of intake structures and about 40,000 ft long system of diversion and pressure tunnels and penstocks.
Mexico's biggest hydro-electric project
Project will harness waters of Apulco and Xiucayucan rivers and will provide ultimately 365 Mw but at present only 4 Pelton turbines 52, 000 kw each will be installed; Apulco dam will comprise 360 ft high, 328 ft wide main arch dam in narrow gorge and also 3121 ft long right and 1690 ft long left dikes made of colcrete and stone; description of intake structures and about 40,000 ft long system of diversion and pressure tunnels and penstocks.
Mexico's biggest hydro-electric project
Excavating Engr
St. Albans, M. (author)
Excavating Engineer ; 54
1960
6 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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