The World’s Pumped Storage Plants | Country
Italy Italy Italy Italy
Italy Italy
Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy
Japan Japan Japan
Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan
Japan Japan
Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan
Power plant/ pumping station
Lago Delio Piedilago
Pracomune Presenzano
Provvidenza
Riva del Garda Ledro Roncovalgrande San Fiorano San Giacomo
San Massenza Molveno Sellero Taloro
Taloro 71 Trona
Valsoera Telessio Ananaigawa
Azumi
Hatanagi I Hongawa Ikehara
Ikejirigawa Imaichi
Kagedaira
Kannagawa Kazunogawa Kisenyama Kuromata II Masegawa I Matanogawa
Midono Mio
Morozuka Nabara Nagano Niikappu
Numappara Numazawa II
Numazawanuma Ohira
Okawachi Okinawa Okukiyotu Okukiyotu II Okumino
Okutataragi Okuyahagi I Okuyahagi II Okuyoshino Omorigawa Shimogo
Shin Narihagawa Shin Takasegawa
Commissioning date of first unit
1971
planned 1968 1990
1949 1928
n/s
1973 n/s
1952 1974 1978
u/c 1993 1964 1970 1964
1969 1962
1982 1964 1934 1988 1968 2005 n/s
1970 1964 1976 1986
1969 1963
1961 1976 1968 1973 1973 1982 1952 1975 1992 n/s
1978
u/c (1996) 1994 1974 1980 1980 1978 1959 1988 1968 1979
Commissioning date of last unit
1971
planned n/s
1992 n/s n/s
1973 n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s
1970 1962
n/s n/s n/s
1991 1968
(2032) (2014) n/s n/s
1976 n/s
1970 1963
n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s
1995 n/s n/s n/s
(1995) n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s
1991 n/s
1981 Units: No of units
(9) 8 1 4
(5) (4)
8
(5) (2) (8) 8 3 3 1 1 1
6 3
2 4
(5) 3 1 6 2 2 1 2 4
4 1
1 2 2 2 3 2
(4) 2 4 -
4 2 4 4 3 3 6 -
4 4 4
Units: Machinery type
(8) Pelton + (1) pump Turbine, rev
Francis + pump Turbine, rev
(1) turbine, rev + (2) Francis + (2) pump
(3) Pelton + (1) pump Pelton
(4) Pelton + (1) pump
Units: No of stages
4 -
2 1
1/2 5
4 6
(1) Pelton + (1) turbine, rev 3 (6) Pelton + (2) pump Turbine, rev Turbine, rev Turbine, rev
Francis + pump Francis + pump Dériaz, rev, v
(2) Francis, v + (4) Francis, rev, v
Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v
(2) Francis, h + (3) pump Francis, rev, v Dériaz, rev, v Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v Dériaz, rev, v Dériaz, rev, v Francis, rev, v
(2) Francis, rev, v + (2) Francis, v
Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v Dériaz, rev, v Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v
(2) Francis, h + (2) pump Francis, rev, h Francis, rev, h -
Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v
2 -
- -
-
2 - - - -
Plant turbine operation: Max total
rating now (MW)
1040 -
42
1000 156 80
1016 584 -
370 3
220 -
1 34 13.5
211/412 142.6
614
- 160 + 220 - - -
2.68
1 - - - - -
- -
- - - - - - -
1 - - - - - -
1 -
1 -
1 -
1
1050 47.7 940 -
466 19.2 298
1200
122/123 36
54
636 226 200 690 472 46
256
1280 -
1040 -
512
1932 347.4 801
1206 12.6
1040 312.5 1280
Plant turbine operation: Max total rating planned (MW)
-
1000 -
1000 - -
1016 -
338 - - -
273.1 - - -
- -
- - -
1050 -
2820 1600 - - -
1234 - -
- - - - - - - -
1320 - -
618
1036 1932 - -
1206 - - -
1280
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