Hydro power caverns
Conventional large hydro power caverns
Compiled by Klaus Hönisch, Fichtner GmbH, Renewable Energies & Environment Hydropower Department, Sarweystraße 3, D-70191 Stuttgart, Germany. Email:
klaus.hoenisch@fichtner.de Updates and corrections are welcomed. Please send changes to the author or the Yearbook Data Editor, International Water Power & Dam Construction, 40-42 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8EB, UK. Email:
tracey.honney@progressivemediainternational.com
Power plant Algeria
Darguinah Mansouria
Angola Lauca
Lower Cunene
Argentina Futaleufu
Armenia Arzninsk Sevansk
Australia Gordon Kareeya Kiewa 1 Kiewa 4 Poatina Tumut 1 Tumut 2
Austria
Alberschwende Braz
Fulpmes
Hintermuhr Huben Kops 1 Kops 2 Krippau
Langenegg Lutz
Moell
Prutz-Imst Sill
Bhutan Chukha
Dagachhu Nikachhu Tala
Bosnia Herzegovina Jajce 1 Jajce 2 Mesici
1988 4 1949 1 1983 2 1991 9 1960 - 1970 9 2007 9 n/s
2
1976 4 1967 2 1979 -
Sandstone Limestone Dolomite
Gran Gneiss -
Amphibolite Gneiss
Dolomite Sandstone Flysch -
1956 2.7 Dolomite, Phyllite 1966 7,8
Quartzite Phyllite
1986 9 2012 8 n/s
Gran Gneiss Schist
8 2005 9
1957 1 1955 1 1950 -
Mica Schist Biot Gneiss
Limestone Limestone -
23 20 19 25 15 26 16 24 21 32 28 30 30 60 14 18 18 33 15 24 18 19 20 26 14 22
23 38 25 37 18 40 19 46
19 36 17 34 10 21
24 -
30 59 69 70 88 28 27 26 46 55 -
430 8700 ---30 436 -
300 9000 290 18000 625 32000 728 42000
- -
14
1700 125000 - 230 5000 560 13600 275 6600 335 13500 450 26500 280 -
142 800 86000 47 93
65 54 -
860 40000 685 47000
665 30000 555 22000 200 -
- - -
206 720 110000 -
- - -
-
17 - - - -
-
160 180 15 120 600 68
15
14.5 160 835 150 24
340 784 360 - -
60
50 -
70 -
100 120 9 -
80 14 140 120
468 336 280 114
600 820 210 -
- - -
90 53
50 27
- --- - 15 34 38
2 1
820 450
120 150
37 9 7
2 4 3 3
40
84 57 70
860 1020 170
25 9
2 1 2 3
4 2 3 6
2 3
- -
- --- - 280 74
- -
221 - --- -
256 - - -
- -
- --- -
290 600 213 - -
- - -
1 -
2 - -
2 - - - -
- - -
3
- - -
H ---- M ---- H
M M M B
M M H
M
B - - -
M M
- -
P h P
F,v F,v -
150 5200 - 6300 -
1840 320 6000 340 5500 -
F,v F
P,v P P P
F,v F,v
5800 110 4350 80 11600 - 13000 - -70
265 -
117 278
M ---- B
184 - - - -
6500 900 7800 680
- 351
7500 1500 224 22640 2200 108
5715 80 -
145
TC TC
- ----
1951 8 1965 1
2017 9 n/s
- 1978 5
1957 5 1949 5
1975 8 1958 5 1961 6 1955 9 1965 3 1959 9 1962 9
Schist Limestone
Gneiss -
Andesite Basalt Porph Tuff
Quartzite Rhyolite
Gran Diorite Paragneiss Mudstone
Gran Gneiss Gran Gneiss
26 32 14 18
73 67
470 34000 230 12000
100 734 54000 - 20
22.5 53.5 295 1150 340000 - 17 45
25 50
17 34 18 36
22 30 14 14 14 24 13 22 14 26 20 33 18 33
- 168 1183 146000 -
60 42
95 84 74 40 92 93 97
530 25000 580 25000
605 43000 175 11000 310 17000 250 10000 300 28000 650 45000 360 35200
48 35
35 - - - - - -
60 -
- -
-
35 70
377 60 600 100
30 50
234 2000 333 190 360
157 440
118 72 60
34
200 192 290 - - -
451 72 528 96 190 64
150 830 300 360 334 320 230 264 280
120 110
24 17
145 18 16 16 50 80 70
2 2
6 3
4
3 2
2 4 6 4 6 4 4
567 -
- -
332
347 735
148 153 177 156 93 - -
4 -
2 -
-
2 -
2 2 -
4 3 2 2
- -
- -
-
P,v P,h
F F,v F
8370 1660 - 15000 -
2000 - -
1440 - 120 - 7000 150 -
M ---- M ----
B - -
M T
M M
-
P,h P,v F,v P,v F,v F,v
160 - - -
- - - -
6900 - 2500 - 1200 -
- - - - -
141 126
Year
Host rock group Rock type
Total
Width (m)
Height (m)
Length (m)
Area (m2)
Volume (m3)
Pillar (m)
Cover (m)
Net H (m)
capacity (MW)
Unit
capacity (MW)
No of turbines
Specific excavation volumes (m3/MW)
Rock class
Cavern shape
Turbine type
Lhead (m)
Ltail (m)
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