Xacbal Delta Dam

The Xacbal Dam (Spanish: Planta Hidroeléctrica Xacbal) is a reinforced concrete gravity dam and power plant on the Xacbal River in the municipality of Chajul, Guatemala. The 10.35-meter-high dam diverts the river's water flow to a sand filter and on through an open conduction channel to a daily regulation reservoir located outside the river channel.

A 4.7 km conduction tunnel with a 4.65 m diameter directs the water through a 615 m long pressure pipe (diameter 3.55 m) to the powerhouse. The water is diverted back to the Xacbal river channel. The plant has 2 x 47 MW Francis vertical axis turbines with an installed capacity of 94 MW. A 120 km transmission line was built to connect the power plant to the national grid. Annual power production is estimated at 486 GWh.

Encardio-rite supplied safety-monitoring instruments for the Project through its marketing associates in Spain.

Project Details Xacbal Delta Dam Location Guatemala, Spain Year 2007-2010