REGULATING DAM IN THE LOWER BASIN OF THE CHOLUTECA RIVER

Key facts

The basin is the largest in the Dry Corridor region, with a surface area of 7,440km². The project focuses on guaranteeing water supply and preventing droughts, and protection against floods.

Surface area of the lower basin where the project is based: 733 km²

Multipurpose reservoir: Storage capacity of 420 Mm³ for drinking water supply, irrigation and power generation. – Morolica RCC Dam, 109 m high and 335 long, spillway capacity of 19,000 m³/s

Hydroelectric power plant with 33 MW installed power

Water supply for 9 small riverside towns

Water supply and drinking water treatment plant for 230,000 inhabitants in the city of Choluteca.

32 km of flood protection levee to protect the right bank of the river.