Massa is a 340MW hydro power project. It is located in Valais, Switzerland. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1964 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1969.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 340 | 340 | – | Active | Valais, Switzerland |
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Description
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Alpiq Holding, Axpo Holding, BKW Energie and Forces motrices valaisannes are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 35%, 14%, 12.16% and 11.5% respectively.
Massa is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 9.2 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project is 750m. The project generated 545 GWh of electricity.
The hydro power project consists of 3 turbines.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 1964 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1969.
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