Dam · Honduras
How much did El Cajón Dam cost to build?
The El Cajon Dam is the 226 m high arch dam on the Humuya River in Honduras, with a hydroelectric plant of about 300 MW (292 MW at approval) run by the state power company ENEE, begun in 1980 and completed in 1985 as the country's largest civil engineering project. The World Bank's news release of 13 March 1980 gave an estimated total cost of 582.7 million dollars, while Wikipedia gives the cost as 775 million dollars.
Reported project cost
$775 million
Cost basis: 1985
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Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost1985
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Key dimensions
- Heightdocuments1.worldbank.org
- 226 m
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