The world’s pumped storage plants
Additions/corrections should be sent to the Yearbook Data Editor, International Water Power & Dam Construction, 40-42 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8EB, UK. Email:
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Units
Power plant/ pumping station
Argentina Los Reyunos Rio Grande I
Australia Bendeela
Borumba Dam Centennial Cultana Goat Hill
Great Lake Highbury Jindabyne
Kangaroo Valley Kidston
Commiss- ioning date of first unit
1978 1986
1977
Commiss- ioning date of last unit
1986 1986
1977
proposed (2035) planned n/s
planned (2026) proposed 2020 proposed n/s proposed n/s 1968 1977 n/s
1969 1977 n/s
Kidston Stage 2 (K2) planned n/s Lake Burbury Mersey Forth-1 Mersey Forth-2
proposed n/s proposed n/s proposed n/s
Middleback Ranges planned (2022) Pioneer/Burdekin Shoalhaven Snowy 2.0
proposed (2035) 1977 u/c
n/s
Tumut 3/Talbingo Wivenhoe
Austria Feldsee
1972 1982
2009
Gosu IIIA Innerfragant 1974 Haselstein Häusling
Jochenstein-Reidl Kaprun-Oberstufe Kops I
Kopswerk II Kühtai
Kuhtai II Limberg II Lünersee
Malta-Haupstufe Malta-Oberstufe Molln
Nassfeld
1969 1987
(2026) 1974 1985
2011 n/s
n/s 1988
1956 1969
2009 n/s
n/s
1957 1976 1977 n/s
1983
Obervermuntwerk II n/s Oschenik Innerfragant 1968 Ottenstein
1956
2012 n/s
1979 1979 n/s n/s
2018 n/s n/s
No of units Machinery type
2 Francis, rev 4 Francis, rev
2 Francis, rev - - - - - -
- - - - - -
2 Francis, rev 2 Francis, v - - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
2 - -
- (2) Francis + (2) c p
No of stages
- -
1 - - - - - - -
1 - - - - - - - - -
6 (3) Francis + (3) pump 1 (4)
1 Francis, pump 1 Francis, rev
1 Francis, rev (4)
(4) -
planned planned 2 Pump turbines 1956 1969
n/s
2009 1980 2011
- -
2
(2) Francis + (2) pump - -
(2) Francis + (2) pump - - -
-
3 (3) Pelton + (3) pump 3 2 Francis, rev 2 Pump
-
2 Isogyre pump turbine -
-
1 Turbine, rev 2 Francis (6) (6)
- - -
(10) (5) Pelton + (5) pump - (6)
(4) Pelton + (2) pump - - - - -
(3) Pelton + (3) pump - (4) Francis + (2) pump -
st Pumped orage plants 1
Max total rating now (MW)
112 750
80 - - - - - - -
160 - - - - - - -
168 -
1500 500
-
7 4
360 -
112.8 247
450 250
- -
232 730 120 -
28.5 360 108 47
Plant turbine operation
Max total rating planned (MW)
224 -
- -
600 225 230
500-700 300 - -
250 2000
500-700 500-700 500-700 110 - -
2000 1500 -
140 -
- -
360 300 276 510 -
-
480 - - -
300 - - - -
Max total discharge (m3/s)
- -
78 - - - - - - -
39 - - - - - - -
43 -
Max head (m)
- -
127 - - - - - - -
481 - - - - - - -
448 -
1132 163 -
-
55 -
50 -
36 -
80 80
-
144 32 80 70 - - - - -
-
152 266 744
330 446 -
798 440 400
- 974
1106 206 -
300 310
1185 60
116.2 Speed (rev/min)
- -
333 - - - - - - -
500 - - - - - - - - -
188 120
1000 750 600 -
-
500 -
500 -
-
428.6 750 500 500 - -
428.6 - -
Max total rating now (MW)
- -
80 - - - - - -
64
160 - - - - - - - - -
585 480
-
6.9 5
360 -
130 -
-
247 - -
224 290 116 -
28.4 -
87 18
Plant pumping operation
Max total rating planned (MW)
- -
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- -
- -
- -
860 - -
470 -
480 - - -
- - - -
Max total discharge (m3/s)
- -
58 - - - - - -
25 29 - - - - - - - - -
297 461
-
4 -
43 -
33 -
56 -
-
144 28 22 76 - - - - -
Max head (m)
307 105
127 - - - - - -
232 481 - - - - - - - - -
165 117.5 -
152 281 744
330 446 -
800 440 425
- 974
1106 200 -
229 -
936 60
Speed (rev/min)
- -
333 - - - - - -
600 500 - - - - - - - - -
188 120
-
750 -
600 -
500 -
500 -
-
428.6 750 500 500 - - - - -
Storage cycle
-
d - - - - - - -
d - - - - - - - - -
Manufacturer (s) of hydraulic machinery Owner
CKD w AC
VA n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
K VG n/a
Andritz n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
d/w T M d
T
- a
d a
d a -
a a
-
ABB AHA AVATH VG VG VG
n/a
SEW VH
AH VH V
n/a
a/w AVATH a a a - a - a a
n/a VG VG
- -
- - - -
Delta Electricity - - - - -
Genex Power - - - - - - - - -
Kelag -
Verbund-AHP
Verbund Hydro Power GKW
Verbund-AHP
Vorarlberger Illwerke
Vorarlberger Illwerke - -
Verbund-AHP VG SEW -
VG SM Verbund-AHP CH n/a V
Verbund-AHP - - - - -
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