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

The Grande Dixence Dam.

The Shintoyone Dam.

The Tehri Dam.

The Tumut-3 Hydroelectric Power Station.

The upper Minamiaiki Dam of theKannagawa Hydropower Plant.

Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref

Bad Creek Hydroelectric Station United States 35°0′40.02″N 83°0′52.23″W 1,065

Bailianhe Hydroelectric Station China 1,224

Baoquan Pumped Hydroelectric Station China 1,200

Bath County Pumped Storage Station United States 38°12′32″N 79°48′00″W 2,772

Blenheim-Gilboa Hydroelectric Power Station United States 42°27′18″N 74°27′29″W 1,057

Castaic Dam United States 34°31′09″N 118°36′25″W 1,566

Chiotas Dam Italy 1,184

Coo Hydroelectric Power Station(fr) Belgium 50°23′12″N 5°51′26″E 1,164

Dinorwig Power Station United Kingdom 53°07′07″N 04°06′50″W 1,728

Dniester Pumped Storage Power Station U/C Ukraine 2,268

Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme South Africa 28°34′23″S 29°05′13″E 1,000

Goldisthal Hydroelectric Power Station Germany 1,060

Grand Maison Dam France 1,070

Grande Dixence Dam Switzerland 46°04′50″N 07°24′14″E 2,069

Guangdong Pumped Storage Power Station China 23°45′52″N 113°57′12″E 2,400

Heimifeng Pumped Storage Power Station China 1,200

Helms Pumped Storage Project United States 1,200

Huhhot Dam China 1,200

Huizhou Pumped Storage Power Station U/C China 23°16′07″N 114°18′50″E 2,400

Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme U/C South Africa 1,332

Imaichi Dam Japan 1,050

Kannagawa Hydropower Plant U/C Japan 36°00′18″N 138°39′09″E 2,820

Kazunogawa Dam Japan 1,600

Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant Lithuania 54°47′56″N 24°14′51″E 1,600

Lago Delio Hydroelectric Station Italy 1,040

Liyang Hydroelectric Power Station China 1,000

Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant United States 43°53′37″N 86°26′43″W 1,872

Markersbach Dam Germany 1,050

Matanoagawa Pumped Storage Station Japan 1,200

Minghu Dam Taiwan 1,000

Mingtan Dam Taiwan 1,602

Mount Elbert United States 1,412

Muddy Run Pumped Storage Facility United States 39°48′29″N 76°17′54″W 1,071

Northfield Mountain United States 42°36′36.51″N 72°26′50.63″W 1,080

Okutataragi Pumped Storage Power Station Japan 1,932

Okuyoshino Pumped Storage Power Station Japan 1,206

Piastra Edolo Pumped Storage Station Italy 1,020 

Presenzano Pumped Storage Power Station Italy 1,000 

Pushihe Pumped Storage Power Station China 1,200 

Pyramid Lake United States 34°38′39″N 118°45′51″W 1,495

Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant United States 35°02′55″N 85°23′48″W 1,530

Rocky Mountain Hydroelectric Plant United States 34°20′41″N 85°18′14″W 1,046 

Shin Takasegawa Pumped Storage Station Japan 1,280 

Shintoyone Dam Japan 35°07′33″N 137°45′38″E 1,1

Siah Bisheh Dam Iran 1,140 

Smith Mountain Dam United States 656

Taian Pumped Storage Power Station China 1,000 

Tamahara Pumped Storage Power Station Japan 1,200

Tashlyk Hydro-Accumulating Power Station Ukraine 1,494 

Tehri Pumped Storage Power Station India 30°22′40″N 78°28′50″E 1,000

Tianhuangping Pumped Storage Power Station China 1,836

Tongbai Pumped Storage Station China 1,200

Tumut-3 Australia 1,500

Vianden Pumped Storage Plant Luxembourg 1,100

Xiangshuijian Pumped Storage Station China 1,000 

Xianyou Pumped-storage Power Station China 1,200 

Xilongchi Pumped Storage Power Station China 1,200 

Yangyang Pumped Storage Power Station South Korea 1,000 

Yixing Pumped Storage Power Station China 1,000

Zagorsk Pumped Storage Station Russia 1,200/1,320 

Zhanghewan Pumped Storage Station China 1,000 

Zhuhai Pumped Storage Station China 1,800 

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