International Water Power & Dam Construction Yearbook 2024

Conventional large hydro power caverns | Country

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Power plant

Grimsel 1 Mieville Verbano Cavergno

Innertkirchen Mauvoisin 1 Peccia

Goeschenen Soazza Spina Biasca

Valbella

Amsteg 1 Chanrion Nendaz

PS Giacomo Year

1953 1953 1954 1955 1955 1955 1955 1960 1960 1960 1963 1963 1964 1964 1964 1964

Grande Dixence 1965 Tierfehd Vercasca Curciusa Mattmark

Seebodenalp Zugersee

Pradella Mart Unteraa

Amsteg 2 Bieudron Bavona

LesClees

Mauvoisin 2 Pfaffensprung Z'Mutt

Lung Chien Kukuan

Chingshan Kukuyan Techi

Chipan New Tienlun

Tajikistan/Uzbekistan Rogun Tanzania Tanzania Tanzania Turkey Turkey

Kidatu Pangani

Lower Kihansi Oymapinar Ayvacik

1965 1965 1967 1969 1969 1972 1993 1993 1995 1997 n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s

1959 1961 1970 1974 1974 1988 1993 2022 1975 1994 2000 1980 1981

Host rock group Rock type Width (m) Height (m) Length (m) Area (m2) Volume

(m3)

6 Granodiorite 6 Granite

8 Mica Schist 8 Mica Schist 6 Granite

8,9 Gneiss/Schist 9 Gran Gneiss 9 Gran Gneiss 9 Gneiss

8,9 Schist Gneiss -

-

8,9 Gneiss, Schist 9 Gneiss

7,8 Schist, Slate -

-

8,9 Gneiss, Schist 9 Gran Gneiss - -

- -

8,9 Gneiss/Schist 9 Gneiss - -

- -

1 Limestone -

-

9,8 Gneiss, Schist 7,8 Schist Slate - -

- -

4,8 Calc Schist -

-

8 Green Schist 1 Limestone

8,7 Quartzite Slate 8 Quartzite

8 Green Schist 8,7 Quartzite Slate 9 Gneiss -

-

4 Sandstone 9 Gneiss 9 Gneiss 9 Gneiss

1 Limestone 8 Schist

21 16 20 28 20 14 28 20 18 18 30 17 22 14 19 18 17 27 14 24 20 28 32 22 26 29 25 28 11 25 19 17 14 14 18 15 18 15 20 27 14 13 12 22 20

13 18 30 22 27 31 22 32 21 18 22 18 20 20 24 21 24 26 26 30 24 46 47 34 17 31 40 22 22 40 32 27 18

34.5 36 27 38 30 43 68 30 26 30 44 45

54 60 78

103 100 53 70

118 56 50

122 52

138 29

150 46

135 150 50 48 70 -

240 9600 260 12000 533 25000 530 41000 450 45000 510 22400 530 28000 597 53000 380 21000 270 13000 570 60000 275 11000 390 40000 280 8000 335 50000 340 12000 380 52000 570 86000 350 15000 700 34000 430 30000 1180 -

100 1200 120000 70 87 92

100 110 52 76 -

55 45

87.5 90 45 75 63 50

620 40000 370 32000 600 57500 800 60000 425 50000 220 8900 650 37000 570 -

420 18000 180 6000 455 35000 615 55000 400 18200 655 50000 400 25000 815 31000

220 1750 290000 80 42 70

105 110

420 33500 290 12000 350 20000 840 95000 855 70000

Pillar (m)

- -

14 -

40

27.5 -

22.5 17

12.5 - - - - - -

17 -

14 -

18 - - -

16 -

23.5 - -

39 - - - - - - - - -

41 -

10 16 20 25

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