Post 4

Hi classmates!!. Today I want to write about the polemic project of “Hidroaysén” (I wrote this post the last Friday, before the topic was in). This project pretends to install a five hydroelectric power station, two of this in the Baker River and the others three in the Pacua River. The project is the bigger and most important that is studying in the country. Also the five hydroelectric power stations, the project will built a high-tension transmission line from Aysén to Santiago for connected to SIC (interconnected central system). The total capacity of the plants would be of over 2,750 MW if they are built, the 21% of total demand in Chile.  The administration of this project is borne by Endesa (51% of the total trade actions and Colbún S.A (51% of the trade actions).

The project has been to criticize for the national and international environmental organizations because of impact in the wonderful environment where is going built the hydroelectric power stations and would lead to greatly increased electrical costs for Chilean consumers.

The most important argument that have defender of project that if the hydroelectric doesn`t built, isn`t necessary energy for the all country by 2020 year. However a recent informs of Roberto Román and Stephen Hall show that this argument is a myth, because the supposed need of energy isn’t true and that with hydroelectric and thermoelectric built, there is energy for many years.