Power plant
Sweden (cont) Letten
Switzerland Cavaglia 2 Ferrera
Grimsel 2 Grimsel 3
Lago Bianco Limmern
Nant de Drance Robiei
Veytaux Taiwan
Minghu Mingtan
Thailand Kiritharn
Lam Takhong
Turkey Sariyar 2
Uganda Karuma
United Kingdom Choire Ghlais Cruachan Dinorwic
US Bad Creek
Balsam Meadow Bear Swamp Gregory Cty Helms
Mount Hope Northfield Oroville
Raccoon Mountain Summit
Wiscasset
1991 9 1987 6 1974 8 n/s
Gneiss Granodiorite 2
1984 6 2003 9 1972 9 1969 9 1979 1 2000 1 2015 9
Chlor Mica Schist Chalk
Granite Gneiss
Gran Gneiss Amphibolite Limestone Limestone
Gran Gneiss
27 40 25 46 24 46 19 23 25 38 19 47 22 47 21 37 22 51 18 29
137 1000 135000 - 57 69
940 46000 1042 54000
189 570 80000 100 850 85000
- - -
16
200 324 1000 250 300 396 200 -
220 640 230 -
128 850 82000 ---2000 100 840 125000 - 168 674 101000 21 150 1070 135000 23 -
150 225 940 100 154 600
490 - 26 43.5 122 866 92000
30 -
200 320
2360 393
300 475 1050 350 400 235 100
200 305 1530 382 670 -
1500 250 600 530 1000 250
4 1 2 6 3 5 4 6 4 6 4
135 230 84 34 -
41
133 168 - - -
-
2 2 -
2 -
1,5 3 2 - -
B
M B -
B
- F v -
- ---- B B B B -
F,v v
v v - F
6700 - 600
125 360
1450 - -
1650 - -
240 -
-
88 -
92 -
1540 2300 - 120 520
400 -
- -
2500 - 81
1984 3,4 1990 4
2014 - 1997 4
n/s 8 2017 6,9 n/s -
1966 6 1982 6,7
Sandstone/Siltstone Sandstone/Greywacke
- Sandstone Schist Granite, Gneiss -
Diorite Granite Slate, Dolerite
20 44 22 47
17 41 25 48
26 49 21 49
25.5 54 24 38 24 52
120 805 104000 28.5 135 320 1000 250 158 950 170000 27
107 666 55000 - 175 1133 145775 - 125 1201 110000 - 215 980 148000 -
95 92
- 400 430 660 80 - 300 380 1600 267 220 310 375 1000 250 300 1000 250 60 600
1300 108000 ---600 815 75000
320 360 400 180 1036 152000 - 100
200 100
300 544 1800 300
4 6
3 4
4 6
3 4 6
- -
- 146 - 24.7 -
188 -
2 2
- 3 - -
- -
3
M B
- H B -
F,v F,v
- -
- -
F,v F,v
2800 225 3500 180
640 500
630 277 340
104 106
2390 83 1400 -
220 354 - 110 -
B ---180 M B
- 2570 470 84
Year
Host rock group Rock type
1956 - n/s -
1968 9 1978 6 2020 6,9 2022 6 2015 1 2015 9,6 1968 -
- - Gneiss Granodiorite
Granodiorite, Gneiss Granite
Limestone
Orthogneiss, Granite -
1970 1,8 Limestone Schist
Total
Width (m)
Height (m)
11 14
22 32 29 25 29 19 27.5 46.5 28 74 30 52 32 52 27 28 30 26
Length (m)
60 97
Area (m2)
Volume (m3)
141 6400 652 47000
140 634 70000 140 460 64400 92.5 1190 81000
560 40000
Pillar (m)
-
- - - -
136 660 90000
- -
Cover (m)
- -
Net H (m)
capacity (MW)
192 35 560 105
300 474 180 300 450 300 -
536 660
180 1990 264000 ---1050 150 1460 164000 39 143 1550 176000 - 75
Unit
capacity (MW)
18
35 60 75
220 175
500 630 1000 250 600 310 600 140 392 160 150 877 240
150 40 60
No of turbines
2
3 3 4 3 6 4 4 4 4
Specific excavation volumes (m3/MW)
183
448 389 215 -
251 - -
250 375
Rock class
- -
2 2 - - - - -
3
Cavern shape
-
M C C - -
H H C C
Turbine type
F,h -
F,h F - - F F
F,v h
Lhead (m)
- -
Ltail (m)
-
6900 - 3500 -
Spec vol -
1450 - - -
3500 2500 123 18000
570
4000 400 5700 - 975 960
575 230
-
164 293 - -
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