The World’s Pumped Storage Plants | Country


Germany Germany Germany Germany Germany Greece


Hungary Hungary India India India India India India


India India


India India India


India India


India India India


India India


India India India India India India India India


Indonesia Iran


Ireland, UK Ireland, UK Israel Israel Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy


Power plant/ pumping station


Waldeck I Waldeck II Waldshut


Wendefurth Witznau


Amfilochia n/a


Prédilalószék (Shirawata) Bhira


Bhivpuri


Chikhaldara Gandhisagar Ghosla


Kadamparai Kadana


Kamod Kuppa


Lower Ghatghar Nagarjunasagar Pawana Falyan


Pinnapuram Poithan Purulia


Sardar Sarovar Saundati


Shahpur


Sharavathy Sirsala


Srisailam Lbph Tehri


Telangana Ujjani


Upper Indravati Upper Cisokan Siah Bisheh Camlough


Turlough Hill


Kokhav Hayarden Parsa


(Pescopagano) (Villarosa)


Anapo (Solarino) Bargi


Campo Moro Capriati Chiotas Edolo


Entracque Fadalto


Gargnano Gaudalami


Commissioning date of first unit


1933 1974 1951 1967 1943 n/s


proposed planned planned 1994


planned planned u/c


planned 1987 1990


planned proposed n/s


1982


planned planned 1984 2007


n/s


planned n/s


planned planned u/c


06/25


planned n/s


planned (2019) n/s


1975 1973 n/s


planned planned planned 1989 1975 1965 1966 1982 1984 1980 1971 1964 1960


Commissioning date of last unit


n/s n/s n/s


1968 n/s n/s n/s


planned n/s n/s n/s


planned n/s n/s


1989 n/s


n/s n/s n/s


1985 n/s


(2023) n/s


2007 n/s n/s


n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s


(2025) 1996 n/s n/s n/s


planned (2030) (2030) 1991 n/s n/s n/s n/s


1985 n/s n/s n/s n/s


Units: No of units


(8) (4) (8) 2


(8) 6 -


4 -


1 -


2 7 -


4 4


- - -


(8) -


-


1 4


6 -


- - -


6 4


12 1 -


4 4 2 4 -


4 - -


4 2


(2) (3) 8 8 9


(3) (3) (4)


Units: Machinery type


(4) Francis + (4) pump (2) Francis + (2) pump (4) Francis + (4) pump Francis


(4) Francis + (4) pump Pump, rev - - -


Francis, rev - -


Pump, rev -


Francis, rev Dériaz, rev


- - -


(7) Francis, rev + (1) turbine


- -


Francis, rev


Francis, rev, pump Francis, rev, pump -


- - -


Francis, rev Pump, rev -


Francis, rev -


Francis, pump Francis, rev -


Pump, rev -


Francis, rev - -


Turbine, rev Turbine, rev


(1) Francis + (1) pump (2) Pelton + (1) pump Turbine, rev Turbine, rev Francis, rev


(2) Francis + (1) pump (2) Francis + (1) pump (3) Francis + (1) pump


Units: No of stages


- - -


1 - - - - -


1 - - - -


1 2


- - -


2 -


-


1 -


1 -


- - -


1 - -


1 - - - - - -


1 - -


1 1 2 4 4 5 2 -


2 2


Plant turbine operation: Max total


rating now (MW)


140 440 160 80


220 - - - - - - - - -


408 247


- -


250 721 -


-


13.75 900


1450 -


- - - - - - - - -


1140 230 292 -


800 - -


600 338 37


115


1184 1000 1317 240 140 82


Plant turbine operation: Max total rating planned (MW)


- - - - -


680 600


1280 1800 153


1000 400


1440 -


- -


-


750 250


-


2400 1200 -


900


1450 2460


1800 2000 1200 91.8


2400 3960 12


600


1040 1140 - -


344 800 - - - - - - -


1000 1317 - - -


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