Hello again guys!
Today, I will write about a very
interesting topic nowadays. The Alto Maipo project, by the AES Gener enterprise.
This project is carry out in Cajon
del Maipo, near to Santiago. It consists in the build of two hidroelectrics,
Alfalfal II and Las Lajas, at the riverside of the river Maipo. These two
hidroelectrics will contribute to the Central Interconnected System a maximum
power of 531 MW.
In my opinion, all the benefits of
this project are only for Santiago, there is no contributions for the people
who live in Cajon del Maipo, like reduce taxes of light and water. There is
only one thing, they do to say they help, they give a scholarship to the
students that enter to College. Another factor of concern about this project,
is the watercourse decrease of the estuaries El Volcán, Yeso and Colorado,
causing the watercourse decrease of the river Maipo. Therefore, this will cause
the desertification of more than a hundred thousand hectares of vegetation. The
tourism will be affected too, because many sports are carry out in the river
Maipo, like rafting or kayak, will disappear, because the watercurse will not
be enough to perform these activities.
Well this is one side of the
project, but it also has advantages. It will give to the community many jobs.
I think this project could be executing
respecting the environment, getting benefits of nature too and helping to the
comunity, but without cause any damage to the only thing that keep us alive.
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