Le Truel (power station)

Le Truel

A sun reflecting on the river, with a dam 2km distant.

Le Truel barrage and power station on the Tarn, with Le Pouget (power station) to the left.
Country France
Location Pouget, Le Truel,and Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu, Aveyron
Coordinates 44°03′38″N 2°46′11″E / 44.0605°N 2.7698°ECoordinates: 44°03′38″N 2°46′11″E / 44.0605°N 2.7698°E
Construction began 1957
Dam and spillways
Height 19m
Length 130m
Dam volume 2.9 millions m3
Power station
Operator(s) EDF
Type Run-of-the-river
Turbines 2 x Kaplan turbine
Installed capacity 22 MW

Le Truel is a barrage and hydroelectric power station on the River Tarn in Le Truel in Aveyron, southern France. It is upstream and adjacent to Le Pouget power station and the tail race from Le Pouget empties above the barrage.

The barrage was built in 1959, and the station has two Kaplan turbines generating 22MW. [1] [2]

See also

References

  1. Hydrelect info: Barrage Le Truel in French, accessed 2012-10-01
  2. Hydroweb Truel in French, accessed 2012-10-01

External links

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