Grand Maison is a 1,800MW hydro power project. It is located on Eau d’Olle river/basin in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 1978 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1985. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is currently owned by Electricite de France with a stake of 100%.
Grand Maison is a pumped storage project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 137 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project is 918m. The project generated 1,420 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1978 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1985.
Contractors involved
GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 units of pelton turbines, each with 150MW nameplate capacity.
GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 8 units of pump turbines, each with 150MW nameplate capacity.
GE Renewable Energy supplied 12 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 170 MVA.
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