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Lately B.E.L. has been keeping low profile on project, but late evening press release, company announced on Monday Chalillo Hydroelectric Facility generated first what hopes will many billions watts power. According release, testing turbine will continue through end October. As [this recent photo] indicates, large lake created behind dam nearly full height reports those familiar with area indicate transformation scenery astonishing. B.E.L. says completion Chalillo will double Belize's hydro-generated energy eighty gigawatt hours annually one hundred sixty. News Five understands formal application process build third generating plant Vaca Falls will begin shortly.

Chalillo dam completed

by www.7newsbelize.com, September 13, 2005

After more than two years, construction finally finished yesterday on 7.3 megawatts Chalillo site Mountain Pine Ridge Area. A release Fortis-owned Belize Electric Company says turbines have begun turn project's completion has doubled the amount energy produced hydroelectricity, taking 80 gigawatts 160 gigawatts. BECOL's Vice-President Operations, Stephen Usher, says completion dam will offset rising cost oil.