Note: Bieudron power station holds three world records: height of its head, output of each pelton turbine, and output per pole of the generators (35.7MVA).
Power station
Fionnay
Nendaz
Bieudron
Number of turbines (Pelton)
6×2
6×2
3 (423MW each)
5
Capacity
290MW
390MW
1269MW
150MW
Flow rate
45m3/sec
45m3/sec
75m3/sec
10.25m3/sec
Head height
874m
1008m
1883m
1748m
Altitude
1490m
478m
481m
493m
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