Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant
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| Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant | |
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| Country | France |
| Location | Revin, Département Ardennes |
| Coordinates | 49°55′32″N 4°36′48″E / 49.92556°N 4.61333°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1976[1] |
| Owner | Électricité de France (EDF) |
| Upper reservoir | |
| Creates | Bassin supérieur des Marquisades |
| Total capacity | 8.5 mn m³ |
| Lower reservoir | |
| Creates | Bassin inférieur de Whitaker |
| Total capacity | 9 mn m³ |
| Power Station | |
| Hydraulic head | 250[1] |
| Pump-generators | 4[1] |
| Installed capacity | 800 MW[1] |
| Annual generation | 1,000 GWh |
The Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant is located in Grand-Est France, near Revin in the department of Ardennes and the Belgian border. The pumped storage power plant, commissioned in 1976, is owned by Électricité de France (EDF) and has a nameplate capacity of 800 megawatts (MW).[1][2] Measured by capacity, it is the third largest pumped storage power plant in France.[3]
