Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant

Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant
CountryFrance
LocationRevin, Département Ardennes
Coordinates49°55′32″N 4°36′48″E / 49.92556°N 4.61333°E / 49.92556; 4.61333
StatusOperational
Opening date1976
Owner(s)Électricité de France (EDF)
Upper reservoir
CreatesBassin supérieur des Marquisades
Total capacity8.5 mn m³
Lower reservoir
CreatesBassin inférieur de Whitaker
Total capacity9 mn m³
Power Station
Hydraulic head250
Pump-generators4
Installed capacity800 MW
Annual generation1,000 GWh

The Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant is located in northern 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). Measured by capacity, it is the third largest pumped storage power plant in France.