Bort les Orgues is a 235MW hydro power project. It is located on Dordogne river/basin in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 1942 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1952. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is currently owned by Electricite de France with a stake of 100%.
Bort les Orgues is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 477 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project is 115m. The project generated 325 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1942 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1952.
Contractors involved
GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 units of francis turbines, each with 107MW nameplate capacity.
GE Renewable Energy supplied 2 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 110 MVA.
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