The World’s Pumped Storage Plants | Country
Austria Austria Austria Austria
Belgium Belgium
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Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil
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China
China China China China China China China China China China China China China China China China China China China China China China China China China
Power plant/ pumping station
Rodund I Rodund II Rosshag
Tavernmoos
Coo-Trois Ponts 1 (Coo 1) Coo-Trois Ponts 2 (Coo 2)
Plate Taille (Boussulez- Walcourt)
Caplijna
Edgar Souza Pedreira Traicao Vigario
Antonivanovtsky Batak
Belmeken Chaira Dospat Kalin
Canyon Creek Marmora
Ontario Pumped Storage Project
Sir Adam Beck Tent Mountain Auxiliar Maitenes Anhua
Bailanhe Baoquan
Buerjin Caiziba
Changlongshan Chengxi Daofu
Dayahe Dehua Dianbai Dunhua
Fengning Fengxin Foping Fu Kang
Fujian Zhou Ning Fumin Funing
Gangnan
Gongshang Guangdong
Guanghanping Guangzhou Guanyang Guigang Guilin
Guiyang
Commissioning date of first unit
1943 1976 1971 n/s
1971 1979
n/s
1979 1955 1939 1940 1952 1970
planned 1988 n/s
planned n/s
planned proposed
proposed 1954
proposed 1926 u/c n/s
n/s
u/c u/c n/s u/c u/c u/c u/c u/c n/s
(2019) u/c u/c n/s n/s u/c n/s
1968 u/c
1994 u/c
1992 u/c u/c u/c u/c
Commissioning date of last unit
n/s
(2011)* 1972 n/s
1972 1980
n/s n/s
n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s
1998 n/s n/s n/s n/s
n/s
1957 n/s n/s
(2028) 2009
2011
n/s n/s n/s
(2028) n/s
(2030) n/s
(2029) n/s
2024
(2030) n/s n/s n/s n/s
(2027) n/s n/s
2000
(2029) 1993
(2029) (2029) n/s n/s
Units: No of units
(5) 1
(8) -
3 3
- 2 (2)
(12) (8) (8) 1 -
(2) 4 - -
3 -
-
6 - - -
4 4
- - - - - - - - -
12 - - - - - -
1 -
8 -
4 - - - -
Units: Machinery type
(4) Francis + (1) pump Francis, rev
(4) Francis + (4) pump -
Francis, rev Francis, rev
- Pump turbine
(1) Francis + (1) pump (6) Francis + (6) pump (4) Kaplan + (4) pump (4) Francis + (4) pump Francis, rev -
(1) Pelton + (1) pump Francis, rev - -
Pelton
Francis, pump -
Dériaz, rev - - -
Francis, pump Francis, pump
- - - - - - - - -
Francis, pump, rev - - - - - -
Dériaz, rev - - -
Francis, rev - - - -
Units: No of stages
- - - - - -
- -
- - - - - - -
1 - - - -
-
1 - - - -
-
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Plant turbine operation: Max total
rating now (MW)
198 276 231 -
375 615
171.4 420
14.8 78.5 7.3
90.8 160 -
375 800 - - - -
-
174 -
28.6 -
1200 1200
- -
2100 - - - - - -
3600 - - - - - -
11 -
2400 -
2400 - - - -
Plant turbine operation: Max total rating planned (MW)
-
295 -
130 - -
-
420 - - - - -
800 -
864 800 -
75
400 - -
320 -
2400 1200
1200
1400 1200 2100 1200 2100 1600 1200 1200 1400 3600 1200 1400 1200 1200 1400 1200 11
1200 2400 1800 2400 1200 1200 1600 1500
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