Developing the Baixo Sabor Pumped Storage Cascade in Portugal

摘要

Like most hydropower projects, the Baixo Sabor scheme is unique, differentiating itself as a pumped storage cascade by the large head range of the upstream plant with fixed-speed pump-turbines and by the high specific speed of the pump-turbines of the downstream plant. Work on the Baixo Sabor plant began in mid-2008, with commercial operation in February 2016. Work on Feiticeiro began in mid-2009 with commercial operation in April 2015.