Complaint > Quilleco Hydropower Project

Registration: 67-Notice of Registration (English)

...change for Certified Emission Reductions (“CERs”) with the aim of mitigating global climate change through carbon emission reductions, under the expectation that the Project will result in reduction in greenhouse gas emissions that are additional to any that would occur in the absence of the Project. The ERPA for the Quilleco Hydropower Project, which has already commenced operations, was entered into between Hidroelectrica Guardia Vieja S.A. (“HGV”), a subsidiary of Colbun SA, and the ...

Complaint > Quilleco Hydropower Project

Eligibility: 67-Final Report and Recommendation (English)

...changes in springs and wells were not related to the Quilleco Project, “any livelihood impacts from changes in water availability from springs and wells are not the result of construction and operation of Quilleco.” Management’s Progress Report further stated that “with regard to the change in flow levels in the Laja River over the distance of the Quilleco diversion, the livelihood study indicates that no discernable impact on pasture areas or agricultural activities can be a...

Complaint > Quilleco Hydropower Project

Management Response: 67-Management Response (English)

...Climate Change WCD World Commission on Dams iii Chile iv Quilleco and Laja Projects EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i. On June 18, 2010, the Inspection Panel registered a Request for Inspection concerning the Quilleco Hydropower Project and the Laja Hydroelectric Project in Chile. The Request was submitted by residents of Tucapel, Santa Barbara, Ralco Lepoy, and ...

Complaint > Quilleco Hydropower Project

Eligibility: 67-Eligibility Report (English)

...Climate Change (UNFCCC).10 8. The Project consists of a 70 MW run-of-river11 hydropower plant, located on the Laja River; 8 km downstream of the existing Rucúe hydropower plant (160 MW). The Quilleco power plant is designed for a water flow of 130m3/s taken from the water discharged from the Rucúe plant. The project will generate on average about 422 GWh per year, with a firm power capacity of approximately 47 MW. The Project will feed into the Central Interconnected Sys...