The World’s Pumped Storage Plants | Country
Norway Norway Norway Norway
Philippines
Power plant/ pumping station
Tverrvatn Vassli
Vatn 462 Viervatn Kalayaan
Philippines Wawa Poland
Poland Poland Poland Poland
Poland Poland Poland
Portugal Portugal
Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal Romania Romania Romania Romania Romania Romania Romania Romania Romania Romania Romania Romania Russia
Russia Russia
Russia Russia Serbia
Slovakia Slovakia Slovakia Slovakia Slovakia Slovenia
South Africa South Africa
Czorsztyn Dychów Malczyce Mloty
Porabka Zar Solina
Zarnowiec Zydowo
Aguiera
Alto Rabagão Baixo Sabor Frades
Frades II Furnas II Gouvas Torrão
Venda Nova II Venda Nova III
Vilarinho das Furnas Balindru
Draganesti Frunzaru Galceag Ipotesti Izbiceni Jidoaia
Petrimanu Rusanesti Secueu Slatina
Trei Ape
Kaishador Kiev
Leningrad Zagorsk
Zagorsk II
Bajina Basta Cierny Váh Dobsiná
Dolní Jelenec Liptovská Mara Ruzín Avce
Drakensberg Ingula
Commissioning date of first unit
1969 1973 1996 1987 1982
n/s u/c
1951 n/s u/c
1979 1968 1982 1970
1981 1964
(2013) 2005 2015 n/s n/s
1988 n/s n/s
1972 1979 1987 1988 u/c
1986 u/c
1977 1977 1990 1990 1982 u/c
1990 n/s
(1995) 1987 2014 1966 1980 1953 1924 1975 1971 2010 n/s
2014
Commissioning date of last unit
n/s n/s n/s n/s
1982 n/s n/s
1955 n/s n/s
1979 1968 1983 1971
1981 1964
(2015) 2005 2017 n/s n/s
1988
(2014) (2015) 1987 n/s
1989 1990 u/c
1988 u/c
1977 1977 1992 1990 1982 u/c
1993 1972
(1997) 2000
(2016) 1966 1984 1954 1948 1976 1972 n/s
1981 (2015) Units: No of units
- -
1 -
(2) -
(2) (7) -
3 4
(4) 4
(3)
3 2
4 2 2
(1) -
2 2 -
2 2 4 4 2 4 4 2 3 4 2 1 2 8
(6) 8
6 4 -
(12) (4) (3) (4) 2 -
4 4
Units: Machinery type
Pumps only Pumps only Pumps only Pumps only Francis, rev
- Francis
(3) Kaplan + (4) pump -
Francis, rev Francis, rev
(2) Francis + (2) Francis, rev
Francis, rev
(1) Francis + (2) Francis, rev
Francis Francis, v
(2) pump + (2) pump, rev Francis, v Pump
(1) pump -
Francis, v
Francis, rev -
Francis, v Pump
Kaplan Bulb, rev Kaplan Bulb, rev Pump
Kaplan Bulb, rev Kaplan Bulb, rev Pump Pump
Kaplan Bulb, rev Pump
Kaplan Bulb, rev Pump
Rad ax pump
(3) rad ax turb + (3) rad ax pump
Rad ax pump Rad ax pump Pump -
(6) Francis + (6) pump (2) Francis + (2) pump Francis + pump
Francis, rev, v Francis, rev Francis, rev
Units: No of stages
- - - -
1 -
1 1 -
1 1
1 1 1
1 1
-
1 - - -
1 - -
3 - - -
1 - -
1 1 -
1 -
1 1
1 1
1 - - - - -
(2) Dériaz, rev + (2) Kaplan - Francis, rev
- - - -
Plant turbine operation: Max total
rating now (MW)
- -
0.3 -
300 - -
79.5 - -
500 200 716 150
336 68
-
192 780 - -
140
191.6 -
125 -
55.9 55.9 -
55.9 u/c - -
55.9 -
13.7 - -
235 -
1200 -
364
735.16 24
1.98 198 60
185
1000 -
Plant turbine operation: Max total rating planned (MW)
- - - -
1800 500 92
- 11
750 -
- - -
337.2 73.5
171 196 780 -
880
146.3 191.6 736 141 -
55.9 55.9 -
55.9 55.9 - -
55.9 -
13.7 -
1600 -
1560 1200 840 - -
24 -
198 60
185
1000 1368
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