| The World’s Pumped Storage Plants
Plant turbine
operation: Max total discharge (m3/s)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
140 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- 45
180 -
Plant turbine
operation: Max head (m)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
522 - - - - - - - - - - -
398 123 47.7 - - - - - -
18 - - - - - -
- 524
Plant turbine
operation: Speed (rev/ min)
300 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
500 250 107 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- 750 - 47.8 Plant
pumping operation: Max total
rating now (MW)
398 200 -
335 -
389.2 112 65
200 137 228 392 400 101 3.2
48.6
209.4 500 82.5 9.1
539 200 110
221.1 200 540 14.4 71 9.3 48
500 81
360 133 -
7.2
150 75
59.5 762 - - -
242.9 53 -
38 53
50 80
- -
Plant
pumping operation: Max total rating planned (MW)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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- -
Plant
pumping operation: Max total discharge (m3/s)
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493.2 - - - - - - - - - -
235.8 - -
33 - - - - - - - - -
17.1 - - - - - - - - -
169.8 - - -
94.3 53.3 - - -
- 16 - 460 Plant
pumping operation: Max head (m)
301 285 -
341 -
147.4 93 95
269 -
230 400 -
60 35 25
245 380 940 14.6 524 -
637 774 756 524 200 365 -
234 -
600 381 123 24
420 72 73
49.2 418 - - -
237.3 89 -
191 483
820 497
450 -
Plant
pumping operation: Speed (rev/ min)
300 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1500 - - - - - - -
600 - - - -
500 250 107 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- 750
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Manufacturer(s) of hydraulic machinery
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