Restitucion — Peru

Restitucion is a 210 MW hydro power station in Huancavelica, Peru. It is operated by Electroperú S. A.. Based on reported annual generation of 1,749 GWh, it can supply roughly 500k homes. It ranks #13 of 40 Peru power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1973, it is around 53 years old — an older, legacy facility. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 56.1% of Peru's electricity; the national grid averages 238 gCO₂/kWh (63.6% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1022055.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000603115; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 210 MW, Restitucion is well above the median hydro plant in Peru (152 MW). Technically it is described as conventional storage. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Key facts

Load factor

95%, from 1,749 GWh of reported generation; the median for 14 hydro plants in Peru that report generation is 73%

Share of Peru hydro capacity

7.6% of 2,748 MW across 14 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

4 of 13 dated hydro plants in Peru are older

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest hydro plants in Peru

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Electroperú S. A..

Climate zone & how it works

This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 12.4°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #5 largest hydro power plant of 14 in Peru by capacity.

Peru has 14 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 2,748 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Antunez de Mayolo (Mantaro) · Hydro · 798 MW · Huancavelica
• Chimay · Hydro · 152 MW · Junin
• El Platanal · Hydro · 220 MW · Lima
• Huanchor · Hydro · 20 MW · Lima
• Matucana · Hydro · 120 MW · Lima
• YuncÁn · Hydro · 130 MW · Pasco

Location

Coordinates -12.3537, -74.6556 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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