List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations

The following page lists all pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations that are larger than 1,000 MW in current net capacity, which are currently operational or under construction. Those power stations that are smaller than 1,000 MW, and those that are decommissioned or only at a planning/proposal stage may be found in regional lists, listed at the end of the page.

Pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations

Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
Bad Creek Hydroelectric Station  United States 1,065 [1]
Bailianhe Hydroelectric Station  China   1,224 [2]
Baoquan Pumped Hydroelectric Station  China   1,200 [3][4][5]
Bath County Pumped Storage Station  United States 3,003[6]  
Blenheim-Gilboa Hydroelectric Power Station  United States 1,160[7]  
Castaic Power Plant  United States 1,566  
Entracque Power Plant  Italy   1,184 [1]
Coo Hydroelectric Power Station(fr)  Belgium 1,164 [8]
Dinorwig Power Station  United Kingdom 1,728  
Dniester Pumped Storage Power Station U/C  Ukraine 2,268[9] [10][11][12]
Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme  South Africa 1,000  
Goldisthal Pumped Storage Station  Germany   1,060 [1]
Grand Maison Dam  France   1,800 [13]
Guangdong Pumped Storage Power Station  China 2,400 [2][14]
Heimifeng Pumped Storage Power Station  China   1,200 [3][4][5]
Helms Pumped Storage Project  United States 1,200 [1]
Huhhot Dam  China   1,200 [3][4][5]
Huizhou Pumped Storage Power Station  China 2,400 [3][4][5][15]
Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme U/C  South Africa   1,332  
Imaichi Dam  Japan   1,050 [16][17]
Jixi Pumped Storage Station  China   1,280 [18][19]
Kannagawa Hydropower Plant U/C  Japan 2,820[20] [21][22][23][24]
Kazunogawa Dam  Japan 1,600[25] [26][27]
Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant  Lithuania 1,600[28]  
Lago Delio Hydroelectric Station  Italy   1,040 [1]
Linth-Limmern Pumped Storage StationU/C  Switzerland   1,000[29] [18][30]
Liyang Hydroelectric Power Station  China   1,000 [31]
Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant  United States 1,872[32]  
Malta-Reisseck Power Plant Group  Austria 1,026 [33]
Markersbach Dam  Germany   1,050 [1]
Matanoagawa Pumped Storage Station  Japan   1,200 [26]
Minghu Dam  Taiwan   1,000 [34]
Mingtan Dam  Taiwan   1,602 [35]
Mount Elbert  United States   1,412 [36]
Muddy Run Pumped Storage Facility  United States 1,071[37]  
Northfield Mountain  United States 1,080  
Okutataragi Pumped Storage Power Station  Japan   1,932 [38]
Okuyoshino Pumped Storage Power Station  Japan   1,206 [39]
Piastra Edolo Pumped Storage Station  Italy   1,020 [1]
Presenzano Pumped Storage Power Station  Italy   1,000 [1]
Pushihe Pumped Storage Power Station  China   1,200 [3][4][5]
Pyramid Lake  United States 1,495  
Qingyuan Pumped Storage StationU/C  China   1,280[40] [18][41]
Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant  United States 1,530  
Rocky Mountain Hydroelectric Plant  United States 1,046 [42]
Shin Takasegawa Pumped Storage Station  Japan 1,280 [26][17]
Shintoyone Dam  Japan 1,125 [26]
Siah Bisheh Dam  Iran   1,140 [43][1]
Taian Pumped Storage Power Station  China   1,000 [3][4][5]
Tamahara Pumped Storage Power Station  Japan   1,200 [44][17]
Tashlyk Hydro-Accumulating Power Station  Ukraine   1,494 [45]
Tehri Pumped Storage Power StationU/C  India 1,000[46]  
Tianhuangping Pumped Storage Power Station  China 1,836 [2]
Tongbai Pumped Storage Station  China   1,200 [2]
Tumut-3  Australia   1,500  
Vianden Pumped Storage Plant U/C  Luxembourg   1,296[47] [48][49][18]
Xiangshuijian Pumped Storage Station  China   1,000 [3][4][5]
Xianyou Pumped-storage Power Station  China   1,200 [50][51]
Xilongchi Pumped Storage Power Station  China   1,200 [3][4][5]
Yangyang Pumped Storage Power Station  South Korea 1,000 [35]
Yixing Pumped Storage Power Station  China   1,000 [3][4][5]
Zagorsk Pumped Storage Station  Russia 1,200 [52]
Zhanghewan Pumped Storage Station  China   1,000 [3][4][5]
Zhuhai Pumped Storage Station  China   1,800 [3][4][5]

See also

References

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  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k List of pumped-storage power plants in China 3 (Mandarin)
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  9. ^ 324 in operation
  10. ^ Dniester Pumped Storage Plant, Ukraine, http://www.bankwatch.org/project.shtml?apc=162059-1972478---1&s=1972478, retrieved 2010-09-01 
  11. ^ Tymoshenko launches the first unit of Dnister Hydroelectric Power Plant, http://en.for-ua.com/news/2009/12/23/162625.html, retrieved 2010-09-01 
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  13. ^ Strategy - Hydropower - EDF Group
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  15. ^ Huizhou Pumped-storage Power Station, http://www.power.alstom.com/home/about_us/projects_under_execution/hydro/55239.EN.php, retrieved 2010-06-25 
  16. ^ Large-scale pumped-storage power stations in Japan
  17. ^ a b c TEPCO 2009 Annual Report
  18. ^ a b c d Renewable Energy World Magazine: Worldwide Pumped Storage Activity
  19. ^ HydroWorld: Jixi pumped-storage hydro plant begins operation in China
  20. ^ 470 in operation, completion planned as late as 2020
  21. ^ Power - Kannagawa Hydropower Plant, Japan
  22. ^ Kannagawa Pumped-storage Station, http://www.powermag.com/issues/cover_stories/Kannagawa-Hydropower-Plant-Japan_461.html, retrieved 2010-06-25 
  23. ^ Kannagawa Pumped-storage Station, http://www.ieahydro.org/06-Splitter-Runner-intro-lg.htm, retrieved 2010-06-25 
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  25. ^ 800 in operation, completion planned as late as 2020
  26. ^ a b c d Pumped-storage hydroelectric stations in Japan
  27. ^ Kazunogawa Hydroelectric Power Plant, Japan - Power Technology
  28. ^ 900 in operation; 1,600 is planned capacity
  29. ^ 0 in operation
  30. ^ Pumped storage plants - Status and perspectives
  31. ^ China's fourth largest pumped storage power station started in Liyang
  32. ^ http://www.consumersenergy.com/content.aspx?id=1830
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  37. ^ http://www.exeloncorp.com/PowerPlants/muddyrun/Pages/profile.aspx
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  39. ^ Water quality: Asahi Dam, Japan
  40. ^ 0 in operation
  41. ^ Toshiba News Release: Toshiba Wins Major Order for Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Generators for China's CSG Power Generation Company
  42. ^ Rocky Mountain Hydroelectric Plant
  43. ^ Siah Bisheh Project Summary
  44. ^ Kannagawa Hydropower Plant, Japan - Power mag
  45. ^ Tashlyk Hydro-Accumulating Power Station
  46. ^ 0 in operation
  47. ^ 1,096 in operation
  48. ^ Vianden Pumped Storage Plant - Unit 11
  49. ^ Société Électrique de l'Our: Centrale de Vianden
  50. ^ Xianyou Pumped-storage Power Station: Project overview
  51. ^ Xianju Pumped-storage Power Station aims documentary
  52. ^ "Overview" (in Russian). RUSHydro. http://www.zagaes.rushydro.ru/pshpp/general. Retrieved 4 April 2011. 
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