Hydro power caverns
Power plant
India (cont) Varahi
Vishnu Prayag Vishnugad
Yangthang Khab
Indonesia Asahan Cirata
Maung
Merangin 2 Musi
Siguragura Singkarak
Iran
Bakhtyari Dez
Godar e Landar Godar Extension Karun 1 Extension Karun 3 Karun 5 Marun
Iraq Bekhme Ireland Camlough Italy Acri 1
Agordo Ala
Albi
Ampezzo Avise
Belviso Boazzo
Bressanone Brunico
Castelbello Cedegolo
Cencenighe
Fiumendosa 2 Gardona Glorenza Grigno Grosio Hone
Iso/Liro
La Stanga Lana/Adige Lovero
Malga Ciapela Mera
Monte Argenta Montorio Morasco
1953 - 1940 2 1952 - 1980 9
-
Dolomite -
1947 1,2 Dolomite Limestone 1956 - 1945 8 1956 - 1940 - 1958 - 1950 1 1950 1 1939 - 1949 1 1955 - 1949 - 1940 - 1957 8 1947 - 1953 - 1943 - 1953 - 1948 -
Gneiss -
Schist Quar - - -
Limestone Limestone -
Limestone - - -
Seric Schist - - - - -
1956 6,8 1949 8 1951 1 1955 - 1953 -
Quartzite Diorite Schist
Limestone - -
25 23 15 20 15 40 15 26 15 25 15 25 15 21 14 22 20 32 16 32 18 33 17 29 20 29 15 16 14 20 18 24 10 24 21 34 22 40 14 19 19 31 17 25 19 26 14 22 14 27 13 34 22 30 16 20
78 35 44 37 71 74 93 56
540 31590 270 7100 550 21000 360 10000 370 25000 420 30000 290 20000
108 600 48600 39 60 47 28 63 35 55 47
122 605 75000 28 42 39 72 54 48 35 80 63 55
450 13300 560 25200 380 16000 540 11340 210 10000 260 6800 400 16000
828 17000 250 10000 550 16000 390 21000 450 18000 280 10000 320 10000 424 24000 520 28000 270 10700
- -
16 - - - -
- - -
638 110 150 26 28
200 - - - -
- - - - - -
45 -
440 57 1036 150 540 70
285 15900 ---92 - - - - - - - -
200 150 15 -
37
230 9400 ---13 26 - - - - - - - - - -
19 66
164 140 204 20 295 84 234 75 202 30 418 30
589 100
175 600 400 - - - - - - - - - -
654 43 152 30 480 120 109 44 567 19 330 60 52
254 114 640 44
28 13 22 -
19 50 35 46 28 10 28 25 15 10 15 50 13
100 19 22 15 40 22 19 20 22 38 22
4 2 2 -
3 3 2 2 5 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 1 4 1 2 2 3 2 1 3 3 3 2
287 273 467 -
439 200 286 -
347 -
300 213 378 333 453 160 723 - -
233 533 -
409 526 167 364 246 -
- - - -
4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1 1 - - - - - -
H ---- M M
F,v K
M M M
P,h P,h P,h P,h F
F,v F,v F,v
-
- - - -
-
M ---- M H
9000 110 4170 235
- - - -
-
15580 - -
- -
- ---- M M
F,h P,h
P
M M M -
M M M H
M
K,v P,h F,v P,h F,v P,h F,v F,v F,v P,h
- - -
675
1200 550 - - -
- - -
1500 180 - - - -
6800 - -
- - -
3400 210
- -
- ---- M -
188 - - -
175 - - - - -
243
- - -
173 -
M ---665 M M M
- - -
- -
1972 - - 22 38 90 680 40000 - 200 - 230 115 2 174 - B - 100 - - n/s 1 Limestone 26 52 192 1280 184320 ---1560 260 6 - 2 - - 210 680 118 n/s - 1964 4 - Conglomerate
Siltstone Sandstone Limestone Limestone -
Limestone
23 46 18 35
1998 3,4 Conglomerate Sandstone 30 49 2002 3,4 1999 1 2001 1 2006 - 1993 1
30 49 28 50 25 45 30 39 20 45
161 1100 144000 40 75
590 39000 -
150 1300 170000 30 100 1300 120000 30 156 1260 175500 30 251 900 215000 36 -
76 -
200 280 1500 250 -
150 640 80
200 145 1000 250 300 145 1000 250 200 160 1000 250 210 -
1073 - ---1000 857 49000
100 - 500
2000 250 250 250
6 8 4 4 4 8 4 2
-
61 - - - - -
98
- -
2 3 2 3 -
2 B -
F,v F,v F,v -
- ---- B B B B
216 270
350 150 400
190 225
275 300 250
96
170 120 175 107
- ---TC - ----
Year
Host rock group Rock type
1990 6 2007 6 2014 2
1979 5 1985 5 1989 5 n/s
-
2001 - 1983 5 1997 6
Granite Granite
Dolomite 2016 8,9 Metamorphic, Gneiss
Volcanic Ash Andesite, Tuff
Andesite, Breccia - -
Volcanic Ash Granite
Total
Width (m)
Height (m)
21 41 18 38 20 50 15 38
21 37 35 50 20 40 22 40 18.5 38 18 36 25 37
Length (m)
Area (m2)
Volume (m3)
Pillar (m)
157 1068 140000 25 122 649 63000 127 957 90000 90
- -
113 730 62000
130 666 64000 93 94
850 71000
830 40000 650 60000
253 1113 316000 - 112 679 76000 60
- -
35 -
35 -
Cover (m)
Net H (m)
200 - - -
-
capacity (MW)
230
915 400 250 440
546 36270 ---261 465 600
100 113 500 250 269 360 400 365 340 -
404 210
200 230 286 250 300 196
Unit
capacity (MW)
115 100 110 87
100 125 120 85 70 72 49
No of turbines
2 4 4 3
6 4 3 4 3 4 4
Specific excavation volumes (m3/MW)
- -
205 139
103 632 211 - - -
362
Rock class
2 - - -
-
2,5 3 - -
3 -
Cavern shape
M - - -
Turbine type
-
P,v -
F,v
F,v - - - -
Lhead (m)
840
Ltail (m)
Spec vol 1100 609
11300 1920 158 13400 3070 205 9050
100 1280 620
- ---- H H B - -
-
1600 2700 - 1300 300
H F,v
2580 4030 - 1000 450
17000 1800 -
118 210
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