The World’s Pumped Storage Plants | Country
Power plant/ pumping station
Switzerland Switzerland
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Taiwan Taiwan
Thailand Thailand Thailand Thailand Ukraine Ukraine
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Hongrin-Leman Linth-Limmern
Mapragg Motec
Nant de Drance Oberems Ova Spin Rempen Robiei
Sarganserland
Commissioning date of first unit
1970 n/s
1977 1958
(2015)
1926 (42*) 1970 1926 1968 1977
Sarnersee-Lungerersee proposed Schaffhausen Tremorgio Veytaux I Veytaux II
Zermeiggem Zervreila Minghu Mingtan
Bhumipol (U8) Lam Ta Khong
Srinagarind (U4 & U5) Vajiralongkorn Dam Dniester Kanev
Tashlyk Al Hattawi Hatta Dam
United Kingdom Balliemeanoch United Kingdom Balmacaan United Kingdom Ben Cruachan United Kingdom Ben Cruachan United Kingdom Coire Glas United Kingdom Dinorwig United Kingdom Earba United Kingdom Ffestiniog United Kingdom Foyers
United Kingdom Glenmuckloch United Kingdom Loch Fearna United Kingdom Loch Kemp United Kingdom Loch Ness United Kingdom Red John United Kingdom Sloy US US
Bad Creek
US US
US US US
Balsam Meadow Bath County Bear Swamp
Blenheim-Gilboa Cabin Creek Carters Lake
1909 1924 1971 2016 1966 1958 1985 1992 n/s n/s
1985
feasibility 2009
(1993) n/s
n/s u/c
planned planned 1966
planned n/s
1982
planned 1963 1974
proposed planned planned planned n/s
planned n/s
1987 1984 1974
1973 1967 1972
Commissioning date of last unit
n/s
(2015) n/s n/s
2022 n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s
1941 1926 n/s
2017 1987 1958 n/s n/s
(1995) 2002 1991 n/s
2017
(1997) (2010)
n/s
(2025) n/s
n/s n/s n/s n/s
1982 n/s
1963 n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s
1991 1987
1985 n/s
n/s n/s n/s
Units: No of units
4 4
(6) (5) 4
(3) 1
(8) 4 3 -
(4) (3) (8) (4) (4) (4) 4 6 1 4 2 -
7 16 (10) -
- -
-
4 - -
6 -
4 2 - - - - - -
4 1
6 2
4 2 2
Units: Machinery type Pump, h Francis, rev, v
(3) turbine + (3) pump (3) turbine + (2) pump Francis, rev, v
(2) turbine + (1) pump Turbine, rev
(4) turbine + (4) pump Turbine, rev - -
(2) turbine + (2) pump
Units: No of stages
- -
- - - - - - - - - -
(1) Pelton, h + (2) pump 9 (4) Pelton + (4) pump (2) Pelton + (2) pump (2) turbine + (2) pump
- - -
(2) Francis, v + (2) pump 1 Francis, rev Francis, rev
- -
Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v Francis, rev, v -
Francis, rev Rad ax pump
(4) rad ax turb + (6) rad ax pump
-
- -
-
Francis, rev - -
Francis, rev -
(4) Francis + (4) pump Francis, rev - - - - - -
Francis, rev Francis, rev
Francis, rev Francis, rev
Francis, rev Francis, rev Francis, rev
1 1 1 -
1 1
1 -
- -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1 - -
- - -
Plant turbine operation: Max total
rating now (MW)
480
339 71 -
8
52 66 10
315 -
2 11
240 240 74.3 20
1008 1602 171 500 410 - - -
- -
- -
-
440 - -
1728 -
360 305 - - - - - -
1065 200
3003 640
1134 222 262
Plant turbine operation: Max total rating planned (MW)
240
1000 - -
900 - - - - - - - -
240 240 - -
1008 1602 178 -
410 -
2268 3600
1820 250 250
1500 600 -
600
1500 1728 1800 - - -
1800 600
2000 450 100
1065 -
3003 -
1134 - -
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