Projects | March 12, 2023

Zapallar Reservoir Concession

Chile

  • Country: Chile
  • Industry: Water & Desalination
  • Location: San Ignacio and El Carmen - Region of Ñuble
  • Volume: 80 hm3
  • Investment: 357 million
  • Call Date: Q4 2023
  • Bidding: Public
  • Status: In study

Description:

The project consists in the construction of a reservoir located on the Diguillín River, with the capacity to flood 424 hectares. The new work consists of a frontal reservoir with a wall of rocky and/or permeable gravel with a concrete screen on its upstream slope (CFRD). With a wall height of 85 meters and a crown length of 430 meters, it is estimated that the reservoir will cover an irrigated area of 10,000 hectares, benefiting approximately one thousand properties.