About the Project
The planned Machakhela hydroelectric projects are to be constructed on the Machakhela River in S-W Georgia. Each of the stations will be 20-25 MW. The projects will harness the head from an elevation of 352 to 101 m.
Each of the projects will have a concrete dam, headrace tunnel, tributary river intake and a surface powerhouse housing 2 Francis units. The rated discharge will be approx 20 m3/s. Landsvirkjun’s services included a feasibility study. The work was done in a joint venture with the consulting firm Verkis of Iceland.