The Livigno reservoir is a model of international cooperation in the interests of electricity generation, while the Ova-Spin power station with its compensating basin shows how water extracted from the River Inn can be converted into valuable stored energy. The Pradella-Martina station (completed in 1994) is embedded in a rocky gorge 70 metres long, 22 metres wide and 34 metres high, directly on the Austrian border.
Facts & figures
Plant type:
Storage power plant
Location:
Zernez, Switzerland
Number of turbines:
Ova Spin: 2 Pump-turbines, 2 Francis pump-turbine/ Pradella: 2 Francis turbines / Martina: 2 Francis turbines
Capacity:
410 MW
Shareholding:
22 %
Commissioning:
1970 / 1994
Average annual production:
1,418 GWh
Guided tours:
Yes
Status:
In service
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