Hydro power caverns
Power plant
China, PR (cont) Taohuasi Tianchi
Tianhuanping Tiantang Tongbai
Xiangshuijian Xianyou Xilongchi Yaoqiao Yixing
Zhanghewan
Czech Republic Dlouhé Stráne
Finland Paanajärvi France
Bissorte 2 Bissorte 3
Grandmaison La Coche Montezic Revin
St Croix
Germany Goldisthal
Markersbach Säckingen Waldeck 2 Wehr
Greece Thissavros Hungary Predikaloszek India Ghatgar
Kadamparai Kodali
Kundah
Panchgotia Purulia
Sardar Sarovar Tehri 2
Telhar Kund Iran
Roudbar L Seymareh Siah Bishe
Iraq Mosul 3 1989 1 Limestone 20 35 76 750 60000 35 300 325 220 110 2 - - M v 150 2800 273
2019 1 2017 1
Limestone Limestone
2007 4,7 Sandstone, Shale
27.5 43.5 107 1115 107000 32.5 400 - 22 42
26.5 49.5 116 1240 107000 - 130 870 90000
29 -
433 1000 250 1000 250
280 500 1000 250
4 4 4
- - -
- - -
- ---- B ---107 B
F,v 2730 200 90
2007 5 1987 6 n/s n/s n/s
- - -
2009 - 2007 5 2004 7,8 n/s
- Basalt
Granite - - - -
Basalt
Phyllite Quartz -
23 47 21 34 15.5 23.5 22 44 18 37 22.5 48 23 58 21 56 20 40
123 770 95000 128 676 90000 41.5 330 20000 120 915 81000 100 630 46000
30
17.5 200 410 400 - - -
157 1026 126000 - 210 1050 170000 - 184 1129 156000 40 125 360 70000
-
- - -
60
300 430 260 -
637 60 236 500 833 225 180 900
130 100 60
125 75
225
240 230 1000 250 -
114 1200 200 112 400
100
2 4 1 4 3 4 6 4 4
- - - - -
140 141 - -
-
2 - - - -
2
2,5 -
-
B - - - -
B B -
F,v F
P F F
F,v F - F
700 590
185 -
365
1200 1475 225 1233 4815 333 1260 860 105 685 160 350 120
300
2500 156 115
162 204 - -
175 n/s 5 Andesite 18 38 126 980 112000 42 300 505 1280 320 4 - 3 M - 1300 1180 88 1993 9 Gneiss 22 40 100 680 61000 - 290 141 375 125 3 - 3 M - 480 420 163
1987 4 1985 4
Sandstone Sandstone
1985 8,1 Schist/Limestone 1976 1 1982 6 1975 7,8 1974 1
Limestone Granite
Phyllite Schist Limestone
1999 8 1975 9 1967 6,9 1975 7 1975 9
Quartzite Schist Gneiss
Gneiss/Granite Shale Gneiss
16 40 16 34 17 39 12 30 25 41 17 41 14 35
26 44 24 44 23 30 34 50 20 33
90 39
444 33000 510 15000
162 650 80000 64
240 14000
144 740 86000 114 480 57000 46
415 19000
22 - -
16 -
250 1160 720 -
35 -
18.5 70 -
-
127 1145 145000 39 149 1020 150000 -
300 390 900 235 720 78
86 195 140
180 140
950 1280 160 940 320
80
225 180 86
161 600 115000 29.5 450 411 330 105 1390 106000 -
230 297 1060 265 100 287 1050 175 82
260 338 440 219 570 135000 32.5 380 625 960
220 240
4 1 8 4 4 4 1
4 6 4 2 4
-
107 62.5 44 96 79
221 -
143 348 241 141
2 - -
2 1 2 2
2 3 1 3 2
M M M M H
M -
B
M H H B
P,v P,v P,v -
F,v -
F,v
F,v F,v F,h F,v F,h
800 - 2500 -
8850 214 2900 - 750 900 -
- - -
1100 345 1060 330 400 650
46 - - - - - -
137 -
2000 - 500
- 1340 1500 - n/s - - 31 55 - 1602 - - - 183 2400 400 6 - - B - 200 550 - Year n/s
Host rock group Rock type
-
2020 6,9 2000 5 n/s
-
2006 5 2012 6 2013 -
-
2009 4 2008 -
1990 9 -
Granite, Gneiss Tuff/Rhyolite -
Tuff
Granite -
2009 1,4 Limestone, Sandstone n/s
-
Sandstone -
Paragneiss Total
Width (m)
Height (m)
18.5 45 24.5 53 20 46
- -
Length (m)
Area (m2)
Volume (m3)
Pillar (m)
Cover (m)
Net H (m)
capacity (MW)
23.5 44.5 66 25 60 - -
24 49 21 48 22 52 24 51
27 52
122 794 80000 ---600 152 1260 142000 - 197 800 132000 50 990 48000
-
183 1433 213000 - - -
- -
- -
- -
- 149 1100 120000 28
200 - - - - - -
43 Unit
capacity (MW)
150
510 1200 300 1800 300 70
35
153 960 108000 ---1800 151 1080 164000 - 152 1162 130000 40
87 1190 100000 25 80 534 600
244 1200 300 363 1000 250 430 1200 300 640 1200 300 300
370 353 1000 250 -
295 1020 255 300
No of turbines
4 4 6 2 4 4 4 4 6 4 4
2
Specific excavation volumes (m3/MW)
133 - -
686 178 - - - - - -
-
Rock class
- -
2,5 -
2 - - - -
3,5 -
-
Cavern shape
Turbine type
Lhead (m)
Ltail (m)
Spec vol
- ---- -
B - - -
- F - - F
- ---60 - -
F -
F,v M F 200 700 - -
810 204 590 -
-
390 -
-
3163 118 230 -
73 - - -
- ---- B
100
1215 1780 164 616
127 167
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