Power plant
Switzerland (cont) Cavergno Chanrion Curciusa
Goeschenen
Grande Dixence Grimsel 1 Handeck 2
Innertkirchen Lavey
LesClees Mattmark
Mauvoisin 1 Mauvoisin 2 Mieville Nendaz Peccia
Pfaffensprung Pradella Mart PS Giacomo Seebodenalp Soazza Spina
Tierfehd Unteraa Valbella Verbano Vercasca Z'Mutt
Zugersee Taiwan
Chingshan Chipan Kukuan Kukuyan
Lung Chien New Tienlun Techi
Tajikistan/Uzbekistan Rogun
Tanzania Kidatu
Lower Kihansi Pangani
Turkey
Ayvacik Berke
Deriner
Dogancay Erik
Hasan Ugurlu Kürtün
Oymapinar Yusufeli
1981 8 2001 1 2005 - 2013 1 2009 1 1981 - 2002 6 1980 1 1999 6
Schist
Limestone -
Limestone Limestone -
Granodiorite Limestone Granite
20 45 20 43 20 43 16 32 15 - 30 50 17 37 22 44 21 48
110 855 70000 123 840 93000
512 18000 -
-
25 -
- -
130 1300 126000 30 55
600 24000
105 840 95000 110 960 92000
25 20 -
- -
75 - - -
110 500 186 510
120 820 78000 ---672 35 33
303 62 121 6
111 500 -
80
300 160 540 200 190 540
125 170 168 31 3
125 40
135 180
4 3 4 2 2 4 2 4 3
-
182 116 - - - - - -
3
2,5 M - - -
B -
2,5 M - - -
M M M
Hydro powercaverns
M -
F,v F,v - -
F,h F,v F,v F,v v
250
1920 115 355
7500 - 4150 - 280 160 80
- 440
360 150 -
230 75
140 - - - -
252 300 176 170
1970 8 1988 9 1961 8,7 1974 8 1959 1 1993 -
1974 8,7 2022 4
1975 9 2000 9 1994 9
Quartzite Gneiss
Quartzite Slate Green Schist Limestone -
Quartzite Slate Sandstone
Gneiss Gneiss Gneiss
18 36 15 30 14 34.5 15 27 14 18 20 43 18 38
27 68
14 30 12 30 13 26
90 63
615 55000 400 25000
87.5 455 35000 45 45 50 75
400 18200 180 6000
- - - - -
- 200 -
150 505 160 110 - -
360 180
520 90
815 31000 ---106 655 50000
320 855 49 180 163 234
220 1750 290000 41
80 70 42
420 33500 350 20000 290 12000
-
16 10
90 80 45 45 49
106 78
400 245 3600 600
200 172 200 -
130 167 68 850 180
100 60 34
4 2 4 2 1 1 3
6
2 3 2
153 156 150 202 122 292 214
-
- - -
- - - - - -
2 3
- -
2
M M
M -
M M
B -
B
v P
P
P,h F,v v
v v
F,v F,v
- - -
M ---- -
10000 - 15000 - 10500
75 550
- -
240 900
- - - -
80
10000 1000 167 2200 1500 111 1100 1400 176
- -
Year
Host rock group Rock type
1955 8 1964 7,8 1967 8,9 1960 9 1965 9 1953 6 1952 6 1955 6 1950 6 n/s
-
1969 9 1955 8,9 n/s
1953 6 1964 - 1955 9 n/s
-
1993 1 1964 8,9 1969 - 1960 9 1960 8,9 1965 - 1993 -
1963 8,9 1954 8 1965 - n/s
8 1972 -
Mica Schist Schist, Slate Gneiss/Schist Gran Gneiss Gran Gneiss Granodiorite Granite Granite Granite -
Gneiss Gneiss/Schist
4,8 Calc Schist Granite -
Gran Gneiss -
Limestone
Gneiss, Schist -
Gneiss
Schist Gneiss - -
Gneiss, Schist Mica Schist -
Green Schist -
Total
Width (m)
Height (m)
28 22 14 20 24 30 20 32 17 24 21 13 18 26 20 27 21 31 11 22 20 24 14 31 25 40 16 18 19 24 28 22 19 32 22 34 18 21 28 46 18 21 18 18 27 26 26 17 17 18 20 30 14 26 17 27 32 47
Length (m)
Area (m2)
Volume (m3)
103 530 41000 29 48
280 8000 700 34000
118 597 53000 135 380 52000 54 63
100 450 45000 64 52 70 53 76 60
70 46 -
56 50
620 40000 340 12000 1180 -
380 21000 270 13000
150 570 86000 87 52 78 50 55
370 32000
240 9600 460 30000
600 42000 220 8900 430 30000 510 22400 650 37000 260 12000
150 335 50000 70 -
530 28000 570 -
Pillar (m)
- - -
Cover (m)
- - -
50 -
40 - -
18
20 40 -
-
Net H (m)
capacity (MW)
508 40 365 30 942 250
22.5 100 702 192 17 - -
75 -
27.5 70 39 - - - - - - -
17
275 11000 ---20 533 25000 350 15000 420 18000
16 14
14 -
100 1200 120000 -
100 200 96 -
12.5 - -
-
93 24
870 288 400 31 460 150 665 205 40 -
1029 160 450 128 1340 550
125 1474 84 - - -
220 110 80 -
1004 384 426 44 740 28
100 600 1000 - -
967 56 708 80
411 24 1040 195
180 225 105 - -
265 100 365 110
Unit
capacity (MW)
20 15 83 40 48 31 38 41 31 8
80 42
275 28 64 22 4
40 28
40 20 65 24 20 25 35 37
538 1020 255
No of turbines
2 2 3 5 6 1 4 5 3 3 2 3 2 3 6 2 7 2 2 -
2 1 3 4 1 4 3 3 4
Specific excavation volumes (m3/MW)
-
267 136 276 181 310 200 220 452 371 187 175 -
143 130 636 -
500 214 -
262 542 441 333 550 250 143 164 118
Rock class
- - - - -
2 -
1 - - - -
3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Cavern shape
-
Turbine type
P,h
P,v P,h P,h P,v P,v K,v -
Lhead (m)
Ltail (m)
6500 -
- - -
900 -
- - - - -
Spec vol -
- ---- - ---- M M M M M M M M M H B
3860 600 3800 -
M C -
M -
M H
P,v F,v P,v P,h P,h P,h P,v F,v F -
P,h
- ---- B -
F,h F,v
-
2500 100 250
- -
1740 -
- ---- - ----
6000 560 4800 -
20600 700 -
4500 - - -
- -
14300 220 -
- -
1700 600 10000 -
275 100
- - - - - - - - -
67 - - - - - - - -
H ---- C ---- C
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