This project developed a technology that harnesses the energy of streams, channels or rivers to generate electricity and mechanical power for pumping water, called the “PUCP River Generator”.

It is a type of hydraulic wheel designed to work with low speed and low volume horizontal flow. It uses renewable energy, and it is validated by the PUCP Group as easily replicable at low cost and with the highest possible performance. Clean electricity generation thanks to “PUCP River Generators”, in 32 High-Andean villages of Cusco and Huancavelica, provides an essential service in the area of housing improvement, helping to eradicate extreme poverty. INTE developed the socio-economic diagnosis of involved communities and developed workshops for the population on technology adoption.

• Miguel Hadzich (PI)
• Augusto Castro (Co-investigator)

Participating Institutions:

• Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
  • Grupo de Apoyo al Sector Rural (GRUPO PUCP)
  • Institute for Nature, Earth and Energy