Constructing two camps to house staff and space for the machinery to be used in the project will form the basis of the preparation phase prior to the start of construction of the hydroelectric dam.
The energy generation project, which will be developed by the Hydroelectric Company of Nicaragua (CHN), created by the Brazilian state company Eletrobras and the conglomerate Galvo Queiroz, will be erected in the town of La Cruz de Rio Grande in the South Atlantic Autonomous Region .
In addition to the dam, the CHN will also develop a bridge over the Rio Grande in Matagalpa, in the area of San Pedro Norte, a 230 kilowatt elevator substation near the dam and works on the substation Mulukukú that will enable the transfer of energy generated in Tumarín to the National Interconnected System.
An article in Laprensa.com.ni states: "this hydroelectric project will generate 3,000 direct jobs, save $80 million on oil imports, and provide 28 percent of the generation of hydroelectric power in Nicaragua, according to the company."
Source: laprensa.com.ni
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January 2011
The company Queiroz Galvao announced that works will begin in March, with an estimated investment of $1.100 million.
The hydroelectric plant, capable of generating 253 megawatts, would come into operation in late 2014.
The representative of the subsidiary of Queiroz Galvao and Hydro manager of Nicaragua (CHN), Marcelo Conde, told Prensalibre.com that "...
February 2012
An announcement has been made in Nicaragua that construction will be started in February 2013 on the hydroelectric plant which will generate 250 MW at a cost of $1.1 billion.
Marcelo Conde, president of the company Centrales Hidroeléctricas de Nicaragua (CHN), dominated by Brazilian capital, said his company will start building the Tumarín hydroelectric station in February 2013, the start of the $1.1 billion investment project.
November 2010
The project had planned to start later this year but will be delayed until 2011.
The delay is due to additional time required to conclude negotiations with the property owners in the project area.
La Prensa reported statements from Marcelo Conde, president of the Central American Hydroelectric Company (CHC), "...
August 2010
Nicaragua's Tumarín hydroelectric project will also mean constructing additional infrastructure for the inhabitants of the new town that will be built.
"It will be the country's energy capital with its impact felt throughout Central America due to the interconnection project," stated Arnulfo Urrutia, project consultant, in a press conference.
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