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Plant turbine
operation: Max total discharge (m3/s)
- -
0.6 -
125.2
250 330 -
Plant turbine
operation: Max head (m)
0 0
35 0 -
Plant turbine
operation: Speed (rev/ min)
- - - -
300
29.8 -
345.6 140
254 714 232
525 49
-
53 -
322 -
40 -
258.7 432
60
125 82.7
72
185 -
431.8 -
- - -
Plant
pumping operation: Max total
rating now (MW)
1.2 10 -
1.2 310 - Plant
pumping operation: Max total rating planned (MW)
- - - -
1704
300 600
136.5 166.6 875
125 428
-
600 -
125 600
30 - -
540 40
800 136
273 63.4
-
184.2 -
144.6 -
80.5 9
48 48 -
48 -
20
500 -
165 -
1808 410
1912 1356 -
180 9
12.8 -
9.5 -
111.5 70.7 93.3
113 -
125 -
107.1 -
150 94
150 150 -
2.38 584 134 -
312 -
499.8 999.6 999.6 136.2 126 -
375 -
31.5 48 10 11 - -
139 -
660 -
582 18 -
100 -
Plant
pumping operation: Max total discharge (m3/s)
2.6 10 -
1.5 88.8
230 66.3 -
270
- -
120.8
273 63.4
-
184.2 -
148.9 -
80 -
115.2 42
606 143
156 38
-
41.8 -
330.8 -
19.2 2
232 232 8.5
48 20
31.5 48 10 11 2
1600 -
1760 1320 -
106 66 -
451.7 480
1080 -
664.2 - - - - - - -
232 232 9.2 14
232 4.6 85
0.75
1512 204.3 1648
1134 -
134.7 5.6 -
190 141 -
Plant
pumping operation: Max head (m)
0 0
35 0
291 47 Plant
pumping operation: Speed (rev/ min)
- - - -
300
29.8 -
891 -
258.7 232
60
125 82.7
68.5 184
-
431.8 -
53.8 -
42
- - -
Storage cycle
- - - -
Manufacturer(s) of hydraulic machinery
n/a n/a n/a n/a
d AN HA RC FT
--------- n/a 47
d d -
300 600
136.5 166.6 187.5
125 428
-
600 -
125 -
d d
d d d
a a
-
a -
a -
CKD LMZ n/a
CKD KH
CKD CKD CKD
NOHAB Vevey MA
MA Vevey AH Ens VS
Voith
--------- n/a --------- n/a 53 -
--------- n/a 425.3 -
600/375 -
500 500 -
500 500 - -
12.8 12.8 -
12.8 12.8 - -
125 125 -
125 125 - -
48 48 20 -
380 13.7 13.7
262.9 13.7 13.7 193 180 13.7 193 10.5 256
111.5 70.7 97.8
113 -
440.5 285 -
48.1 55 -
467 -
375 -
125 125
1000 125 125
1000 1000 125
1000 107.1 1500 150
94
150 150 -
499.8 999.6 -
a - - - - - - - - - - - -
d d d
d -
d d -
N S VH
Vevey N S n/a RM RM RM RM RM RM RM RM RM RM RM LE
KT LE
LE n/a
--------- n/a 434 285 103 47 53 -
136.2 126 -
312 -
375 -
d d -
w -
CKD CKD CKD CKD CKD HSE T H n/a
Owner
- - - - -
Olympia Violago Water & Power
- - - - -
- - -
CPPE CPPE
EDP
CPPE - - -
CPPE EDP EDP
CPPE - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- -
RusHydro RusHydro -
SE SE SE SE SE
SENG Eskom Eskom
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