Gordola hydroelectric plant

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Gordola hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Distretto di Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Gordola hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1] 1965[1] 133 MW[1] 3[2] Conventional storage[1] City of Lugano [66.666%]; Canton of Ticino [33.333%][2] Azienda Elettrica Ticinese (AET)[3]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Gordola hydroelectric plant

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Distretto di Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland[4] 46.1942, 8.8491 (exact)[4]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220616195242/https://api.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/energie/MapServer/ch.bfe.statistik-wasserkraftanlagen/602200/extendedHtmlPopup?lang=en. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220616191034/https://www.andritz.com/hydro-en/hydronews/hydro-news-24/hy-news-24-05-switzerland-hydro. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220624232001/https://www.aet.ch/2018-Annual-Report-52ebf100?i=1. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://ld.geo.admin.ch/energy/hydropowerplant/602200. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)