The World’s Pumped Storage Plants | Country
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
Colombia Colombia
Colombia Croatia
Power plant/ pumping station
Yangzhuoyong Lake Yanling Yimeng Yixian Yixing
Yong'an
Yongchang Yongjia
Yongtai Baiyun Yuan'an Yuanqu
Yuanqu II Yuexi Yulin
Yumen Yunxiao
Zhanghewan Zhangping Zhejiang
Changlongshan
Zhejiang Songyang Zhen'an Zhirui
Zhongdong Zhouning Zhuanghe Ziyunshan Muña II Muña III
Sesquile Obrovac
Czech Republic Cerné Jezero Czech Republic Dalesice
Czech Republic Dlouhé Stranè Czech Republic Pastviny Czech Republic Stechovice Egypt
Estonia Estonia Finland Finland France France France France France France France France France France France France France
Commissioning date of first unit
u/c (1995) u/c n/s n/s n/s u/c u/c u/c n/s u/c u/c u/c u/c u/c u/c n/s
2002 u/c
n/s n/s
n/s n/s u/c n/s u/c u/c
1965 1982
1964 1984
1930 1975 n/s
1938 1946
Attaqa Mountain Ida-Virumaa Zero Terrain Korospohja Noste
Alrance (Bage) Argentat Artigues Belleville
Bois d’Aussois Brevières
Cambeyrac Eylie
Fond de France Grand Maison Hospitalet La Coche Lac Noir
planned planned u/c
planned proposed 1952 1956 n/s
1924 1973 1952 1956 n/s n/s
1987 1960 1977 1938
Commissioning date of last unit
n/s n/s n/s
(2026) n/s n/s n/s
(2028) n/s
(2029) (2028) n/s n/s
(2029) n/s
(2029) 2009 n/s
n/s
(2028) (2023) (2025) n/s n/s
2027
(2028) n/s n/s
n/s n/s
1930 1978 1996 1938 1947
(2024) (2026) n/s
planned n/s n/s n/s n/s
1952 1984 n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s
Units: No of units
4 - - -
4 - - - - - - - - - - -
4 -
-
4 - - - - - -
1 1
(2) 2
(2) 4 2
(2) (4) 6 - -
3 -
2
(2) 1
(4) (2) (3) (2) 2
(5) 12 (4) 4
(8) Units: Machinery type
(4) Pelton + (4) pump - - -
Pump - - - - - - - - - - -
Pump, rev -
-
Pump, rev - - - - - -
Francis, rev Pump
(1) Dériaz, rev + (1) Francis, rev
Francis, rev
(1) Pelton + (1) pump Francis, rev Francis, rev
(1) Francis + (1) pump (2) Francis + (2) pump Pump, rev - -
Turbine, rev -
Pump
(1) Bulb + (1) pump Pump
(2) Pelton + (2) pump (1) c p + (1) Propeller (2) Francis + (1) pump (1) Bulb + (1) pump Pump Pump
Turbine, rev
(2) Pelton + (2) pump Turbine, rev
(4) turbine + (4) pump
Units: No of stages
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- -
- - - - - - - -
- -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
4 -
5 -
Plant turbine operation: Max total
rating now (MW)
- - - -
1000 - - - - - - - - - - -
1000 -
- -
- - -
1200 - -
2.6
21.6 6.5
280 2.75 450 650 3
42 - - - - - -
14.16 -
18
4.07 95
5.15 - -
1800 66
285 80
Plant turbine operation: Max total rating planned (MW)
90
1200 1200 1200 1000 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1800 1000 1200
2100 1400
1400 1200 1200 1200 1000 1400 - -
- -
2.75 450 650 - -
2400 255 550 525 - - - - - - - - - -
1800 - - -
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