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The first hydroelectric plant in Colombia, built entirely by the private sector, registered in the Magdalena River Exploitation Master Plan; Which includes the configuration of a mining-energy corridor of national scope. It is owned by EMGESA and is awarded under the reliability charging scheme; being, in addition, the third largest power generation project within the Expansion Plan of CREG 2014-2019, after Hidrosogamoso and Hidroituango. Despite being in an area of high seismic and volcanic risk, its construction took place and involved the flooding of 8,586 hectares; that submerged important relics of natural ecosystems, areas of archaeological interest, as well as numerous farms to agricultural production,

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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL FRAMEWORK.

Study area: The El Quimbo Hydroelectric Project, built by Emgesa in the department of Huila, south of Colombia, between the central and eastern mountain ranges, 70 km south of Neiva, in the upper basin of the Magdalena River, 12 km upstream of the Betania reservoir, it will be a uni-purpose reservoir, with an installed capacity of 400 MW and an average generation of 2,216 GWh / year. Built in an area of 8,586 Ha, this Project will allow the supply of 5% of the Colombian energy demand with its entry into operation. The area of direct influence of El Quimbo is concentrated in the municipalities of Gigante, Garzón, Altamira, Paicol, El Agrado and Tesalia. It will take advantage of waters from the Suaza and Magdalena rivers and will mean an estimated investment of US $ 1093 million. This reservoir has a lifespan of 50 years.

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In general, the social management plan implemented by EMGESA falls short by covering the social, cultural, economic and archaeological problems, since the inconsistencies between the planned and the executed have generated recurring problems with the community, thus contributing to interruptions in the work , this is why it is necessary to implement new strategies