The World’s Pumped Storage Plants | Country


Japan Japan


Japan


Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan


Japan


Power plant/ pumping station


Shin Toyne Shintoyone


Shiobara


Shiroyama Takami Takane I


Tamahara Tanbara Tenzan


Yagisawa


Korea (Rep of) Cheongpyeong Korea (Rep of) Cheongsong Korea (Rep of) Muju Korea (Rep of)


Samrangjin


Korea (Rep of) Sancheong Korea (Rep of) Yangyang Korea (Rep of) Yecheon Lithuania


Luxembourg Mexico Mexico Mexico Mexico Mexico Mexico Mexico Mexico


Morocco Morocco Morocco Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway


Kruonis Vianden


Cd Juarez Chihuahua El Tunal


Eldescananso Monterrey S Bayacora Tecate Torreon


Abdelmoumen El Menzel II n/a


Aurland III


Brattingfoss Breive


Buavatn Duge


Fossdal Herva


Hjorteland Hunnevatn Jukla


Kastdalen Mardal Monge


Øljusjøen


Rolleivstadvatn Saurdal Skarje


Skjeggedal Stølsdal Tevla


Tjodanpollen Tjønna


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Commissioning date of first unit


1972 n/s


1994


1965 1983 1969 n/s


1982 1986


1965


1979 2006 1995 1979 2001 2006 2011 1992 1963


planned planned planned prefeas (1997)


planned prefeas planned n/s


(2004) n/s


1979 1955 1981 1988 1977 1987 1963 1986 1983 1974 1969 1975 1975 1974 1969 1985 1987 1986 1985 1994 1985 1995


Commissioning date of last unit


n/s 1972 1995


n/s n/s n/s


1986 1986 n/s


1967


1980 2006 1995 1980 2001 2006 2011 1998 1964


planned planned planned n/s n/s


planned n/s


planned 2022 n/s


(2003) n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s


Units: No of units


5 -


3


4 2 4 4 4 2


3


2 2 2 2 2 4 2 4


11 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 -


2


(2) - -


2 -


1 - -


1 - - -


1 -


4 -


1 -


2 -


1 Units: Machinery type


Francis, rev, v -


Francis, rev, v


Francis, rev, v Dériaz, rev, v Dériaz, rev, v Francis


Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v


Francis, rev, v


Francis, rev -


Francis, rev Francis, rev -


Francis, rev -


Rad ax pump -


Francis, rev Francis, rev Francis, rev Francis, rev Francis, rev Francis, rev Francis, rev Francis, rev Pump, rev Francis, rev -


Francis, rev


(1) Francis + (1) pump Pumps only Pumps only Francis, rev Pumps only Francis, rev Pumps only Pumps only Francis, rev Pumps only Pumps only Pumps only Francis, rev Pumps only Francis, rev Pumps only Pumps only Pumps only Francis, rev Pumps only Pumps only


Units: No of stages


1 -


-


1 - - - - -


1


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


1 - - -


1 - - - -


1 - - -


1 -


1 - - -


1 - -


Plant turbine operation: Max total


rating now (MW)


1150 1125


900


260 200


350.6 1200 1200 616


240


400 350 600 600 700


1000 800 900


1290 - - - - - - - - - - -


270 10.7 - -


200 -


33 - -


40 - - -


50.8 -


640 -


2.6 17


41.2 -


0.2


Plant turbine operation: Max total rating planned (MW)


- 1125 - -


210 -


1200 - -


-


400 350 600 600 700


1000 800


1600 1290 200 200 200


1000 200 200 600 200 350 330 450 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


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