| The World’s Pumped Storage Plants
Plant turbine
operation: Max total discharge (m3/s)
160 -
13
238 67 18
-
45 60 70 21 93 -
0.5 -
22
Plant turbine
operation: Max head (m)
753 866 750 489
- -
-
Plant turbine
operation: Speed (rev/ min)
500 - -
428
375/500 500/600
-
1417 500/600 - - -
305 314 - -
69.5 -
342 -
240 -
510 140 - - - -
180/180 -
- - - -
172 - -
124 -
260 154 -
376 234 234 265 12
143.5 -
644
101.8 -
524 89.7 653 714 220 -
104.9 529.1
79.8 137
226
317.5 107.5 -
500
215.4 215.5 512 -
300/600 428/600 505 500 500
1500 -
360
180/360 135.8/134.9 200/188 -
200 -
129.5 -
180/150 -
429 240 500 500 225 -
180 400
167/150 277
300 257 150 -
375 214
500/600 400 -
375 - -
Plant
pumping operation: Max total
rating now (MW)
720 -
36
1016 160 29
-
228 60 53 3.5
263 -
1.7 33
10.73 -/424 105.5
640
240.6 4.76
1083 37.7 464 876 496 19.9 320 632
126/- 36.47
49.1 700 218 204
588.9 470 42
269 1068
1028 -
520
172.1 434.5 505 118 421 94.7 229
1256 354 849
400 375 144 214
1284 14.3
1120 219
1282 Plant
pumping operation: Max total rating planned (MW)
-
1000 - -
- -
- - - - - - - - - -
- -
- - - - -
2784 1752 - - -
1260 - -
- - - - - - - -
1456 - 660 Plant
pumping operation: Max total discharge (m3/s)
89 -
8.5
195 48 4
-
14 8 9
23 62 -
0.4 -
12.5 360 150
-
342 -
177 40
360
100.6 220 -
167 110
180/- 31
19.1 220
272.8 -
150
195.4 17.7 48 -
406
300 300 360 -
1040 - - - - - - - -
216 125 -
288 -
189 -
13 -
425.2 520
Plant
pumping operation: Max head (m)
746.5 866.6 376.5 495.5
279.4 584
-
1418.2 656.8 574 16.3
312.5 -
294.5 557.2 75
-/138.2
net 101.7 567 132
net 74.2 528.4 94
653 779 230
net 72 109.7
net 489 81
net 137.2 net 226.4 net 294 net 97.5 122
net 478 net 214 net 216 545
net 394.7
net 470 -
520
182.2 172.1 414 526
net 118 440
net 84.7 264.4
Plant
pumping operation: Speed (rev/ min)
500 -
750 428
375/500 500
-
600 600 600 595 500 -
1500 -
360
-/188 200
-
180/150 -
429 240 500 500 225 -
180 400
150/- 277
300 257 150 -
375 214 500 400 -
375 - -
Storage cycle
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M H D T H T
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360 -
400 375 144 214
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