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Cons
 Potentially unreliable service due to environmental conditions.
 Power supply is not controlled by users.

2.2 Lease Electrical Generator on site:

This option consists of a 2 MW generator leasing by a third-party company to provide the power requirements
for the site. This generator will use diesel fuel.

Cost
Lease cost
The installation cost is assumed in the rent of this equipment for the time that will be needed
Equipment rent per month: 18.113 USD per month per MW installed (2MW Installed)
Total Cost per 2 years period lease: 869.408 USD

Operation Cost
There is the following table
Table 2-2: Operation Cost – Generation

Operation Cost - Generation

Consumption Consumption Cost per Month Cost per 2 years
Cost per Gal (USD)
(Kwh/Gal) (Kwh) (USD) (USD) ***
$ 4.3163* 0.0706** 1,400 $ 307,047 $ 7,369,136
* Value of Diesel according Petro Ecuador table (see appendix B)
** According to information provided in appendix C by Aggreko’s company quotation (14.17 kWh/gal)
*** Estimated 2 years for the period of mine facilities construction.
Operation Cost: 7,369,136 USD

Total Cost
=Lease Cost + Operation Cost
Total Cost= 8,238,544 USD per 2 years operation

Pros
 Quick installation
 Avoid external outages by environmental factors.
 Free maintenance and operation.

Cons
 High-cost diesel fuel.
 Road access to be improved for fuel-truck traffic

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