Kyogoku pumped storage project
Kyogoku pumped storage project | |
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Country | Japan |
Location | Hokkaido |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 2014 |
Owner(s) | Hokkaido Electric Power Company |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity |
Impounds | |
Kyogoku pumped storage project | |
Commission date | 2014 |
Type | Pumped-storage |
Hydraulic head | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
Turbines | 3 x 200 MW Francis-type |
Installed capacity | 600 MW |
Kyogoku pumped storage project is a hydro-electric project located in Hokkaido prefecture in Japan. The power plant is owned and run by Hokkaido Electric Power Company.[1] The construction was completed in 2014. The power station has an installed capacity of 600 MW (200 MW x 3 units). The gross head is about 400m. The water is stored in a regulating pool on a hill in northern Kyogoku Town in the watershed of . [2]
References[]
- ^ "Innovations in Placing Reservoir Lining Save Time and Money". Renewable Energy World. 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ "Kyogoku Hydroelectric Power Station". Projects. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
Categories:
- Japanese dam stubs
- Hydroelectricity