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Power plant/ pumping station


Palmiet


Steenbras Tubatse Aguayo


Alcántara II Aldeadávila


Arganza Pilotuerto Bermellar Bolarque II Collegats Conso


Estangento


Fosse Sallente Gabriel y Galán Gobantes


Guijo de Grandadilla Guillena Hinojosa Ibon de Ip La Bujeda La Muela


Lago Negro - La Torrasa Montamara Moralets


Moralets II


Muela de Cortes Pintado


Puente Bibey Quereno


Santiago del Jares Sella I


Soutelo


Tajo de la Encantada Tanes


Torrejon Urdiceto


Valdecañas Valdecañas II Valparaiso Villarino


Bastvålen Eggsjön


Höljessjön Juktan


Kymmen


Lekstjärnen Letten


Altendorf


Chatelardm Barberine I & II


Ferrara


Grimsel III Grimsell II Handeck III


Commissioning date of first unit


1988 1979


proposed 1983


planned 1987


planned planned 1974


planned 1975 1985


planned 1982 1955 1982 1973


planned 1968 n/s n/s


planned 1974 1985


planned


u/c (1990) 1966 1964


planned 1967


planned planned 1977 1978 1966 1929 1964 2025 n/s


1971


feasibility 1957


feasibility 1979 1986


feasibility 1956 1937


1923 1962


n/s


1979 1974


Commissioning date of last unit


1988 n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s


planned planned n/s


planned n/s n/s


planned n/s n/s n/s n/s


planned n/s n/s n/s


planned n/s n/s


planned n/s n/s n/s


planned n/s


planned planned 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


1973 1977 1971


n/s


1981 n/s


Units: No of units


2 4 4 4 -


(4) - -


(4) -


(3) 4 -


1


(2) 2


(6) -


6 3 3 -


(4) (6) 3


(6) 3


(7) -


(4) -


2 4 2


(8) 2


(6) 4 2


(12) - - -


1 1 -


4


(10) (9) (6)


-


(8) (2)


Units: Machinery type


Francis, rev Francis, rev -


Francis, rev -


(2) Francis + (2) pump - -


(2) Francis + (2) pump -


Francis + pump Francis, rev -


Francis, rev


(1) Francis + (1) pump Bulb, rev


(3) Francis + (3) pump -


(3) Pelton + (3) pump Propeller + pump Francis, rev -


(2) Pelton + (2) pump (3) Francis + (3) pump -


(3) Francis + (3) pump Turbine, rev


(6) Francis + (1) pump -


(2) Francis + (2) pump - -


Francis, rev Francis, rev


(4) Francis + (4) pump Turbine, rev


(3) Dériaz + (3) pump -


Turbine, rev


(6) Francis + (6) pump - - -


Francis, rev Francis, rev -


(2) Francis + (2) pump (7) turbine + (3) pump


(5) turbine + (4) pump


Units: No of stages


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


3 2 - - - - - - -


3 - - - - - - - - - - - -


-


(3) Francis, h + (4) pump 2 -


(4) turbine + (4) pump


- -


(1) turbine, rev + (1) pump -


Plant turbine operation: Max total


rating now (MW)


400 180 -


340 -


434 - -


196 -


228 415 -


110 3.6 54


215.1 -


82.4 -


623 -


88


221.4 - -


14.4 285 -


52 - -


369 133 132 7.2


225 225 68.2 912 -


0.6 -


334 - -


36


138 136 185


-


600 55


Plant turbine operation: Max total rating planned (MW)


- -


1500 -


440 -


112 65 -


137 - -


400 - - - -


500 - - -


200 - -


200 633 - -


9.3 -


500 162 - - - - -


300 - - - - - - - - - -


- -


660 - -


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