Abstract :
With the first turbine already installed and in operation, work on the second of three turbines destined for a Mexican hydroelectric power plant is now in process. These turbines will operate with the highest “head” for this type unit in the western hemisphere, according to Ralph Kelly, president of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, the manufacturer. They are part of the Ixtapantongo Development of the Comision Federal de Electricidad, located on the Tilostoc River, about 100 miles southwest of Mexico City, and will furnish power through the Mexican Light and Power Company. Each turbine is to supply 39,000 horsepower under a head of 1,028 feet, and the total additional power generated will take Mexico City off present power rationing which limits citizens and industries to power for only, eight of each 24 hours.
