Hydroelectric Power Plants in Europe - Other

Escaldes Location: Andorra Operator: Forces Electriques d'Andorra (FEDA) Configuration: 2 X 14 MW Pelton Operation: 1934 T/G supplier: Neyrpic Quick facts: In 1929, Andorra’s General Council gave Forces Andorranes Societat Anonima (FASA) a concession to exploit the country's hydroelectric potential. In 1936, FASA, a private industrial development company owned by French and Spanish interests, built this hydroelectric plant on Engolasters Lake at Salt d'Escaldes (2 X 7.2 MW). FASA agreed to develop highway connections to France and Spain in return for the right to export surplus energy. A third turbine was installed in 2008. Photograph courtesy of Forces Electriques d'Andorra Re-posted 8 Aug 2012	Kaunas Location: Lithuania Operator: Lietuvos Energija AB Configuration: 4 X 25 MW Kalpan Operation: 1960 T/G supplier: Kharkov, UETM Quick facts: This is the only conventional hydro plant of any significance in Lithuania. The dam on the Nemunas River is 7km southeast of Kaunas and created the Kaunas Reservoir. In 2005, Alstom began a major overhaul of the electromechanical equipment and this completed in 2010. The Kaunas HPP connects to the grid at 110kV. Photograph by Creative (wikipedia) Posted 15 Mar 2012	Riga Location: Lativa Operator: Latvenergo Configuration: 6 X 67 MW Kalpan Operation: 1974-1976 T/G supplier: Kharkov, Electrosila Quick facts: This is the second largest hydro plant in Latvia with a 35m spillway dam 165m long. The plant is connected to the grid at 330kV. Photograph courtesy of Latvenergo Posted 1 Mar 2003
	Tangevaerket Location: Denmark Operator: Gudenaacentralen AN/S Configuration: 3 X 1.1 MW Francis Operation: 1921 T/G supplier: KMW, Titan Quick facts: At 160km the River Guden is Denmark's longest and this plant has the country's only hydraulic turbines over 1 MW in capacity. Photograph courtesy of Gudenaacentralen AN/S Posted 26 Feb 2006

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