List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations

The following page lists all pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations that are larger than 1,000 MW in installed generating capacity, which are currently operational or under construction. Those power stations that are smaller than 1,000 MW, and those that are decommissioned or only at a planning/proposal stage may be found in regional lists, listed at the end of the page.

Pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations larger than 1000 MW capacity
The upper reservoir of the Markersbach PSPS
Dam of Siah Bishe Pumped Storage Power Plant
The Tumut-3 Hydroelectric Power Station
The upper Minamiaiki Dam of the Kannagawa Hydropower Plant
Castaic Power Plant
Main pump-generator hall of Vianden Pumped Storage Plant
Upper reservoir for Coo-Trois-Ponts PSPS
Goldisthal Pumped Storage Station
Mingtan Dam

The table below lists currently operational power stations. Some of these may have additional units under construction, but only current installed capacity is listed.

StationCountryLocationPower Capacity (MW) Storage Capacity (MWh) YearRef
Bath County Pumped Storage Station United States38°12′32″N 79°48′00″W3,003 24,000 [1][2]
Huizhou Pumped Storage Power Station China23°16′07″N 114°18′50″E2,448 [3][4][5]
Guangdong Pumped Storage Power Station China23°45′52″N 113°57′12″E2,400 [6][7]
Okutataragi Pumped Storage Power Station Japan35°14′12″N 134°51′23″E1,932 [8]
Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant United States43°53′37″N 86°26′43″W1,872 19,548 [9]
Tianhuangping Pumped Storage Power Station China30°28′13″N 119°36′21″E1,836 [6]
Tumut-3 Australia35°36′42″S 148°17′29″E1,800 [10]
Grand'Maison Dam France45°12′21″N 06°07′01″E1,800 [11]
La Muela II Pumped Storage Power Station Spain39°14′20″N 0°55′41″W1,772 [12]
Dinorwig Power Station United Kingdom53°07′07″N 04°06′50″W1,728 9,100 [13] [14]
Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant United States35°02′55″N 85°23′48″W1,652 36,344  
Mingtan Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant Taiwan23°50′11″N 120°52′04″E1,602 [10][15]
Okukiyotsu Pumped Storage Power Station (1 & 2) Japan36°50′37.00″N 138°45′58.00″E1,600 [16]
Castaic Power Plant United States34°35′14″N 118°39′23″W1,566  
Liyang Pumped Storage Power Station China31°14′17″N 119°22′35″E1,500 [17][18]
Xianju Pumped Storage Power Station  China 28°40′09″N 120°25′19″E 1,500
Okumino Pumped Storage Power Station Japan35°44′19″N 136°40′15″E1,500 [19][20]
Linth-Limmern Pumped Storage Station  Switzerland46°51′00″N 9°0′03″E1,480 [21][22]
Chaira Hydropower Cascade Bulgaria42°09′32″N 23°52′15″E1,455
Sardar Sarovar Dam India21°49′49″N 73°44′50″E1,450 [23]
Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme South Africa28°16′54″S 29°35′08″E1,332 21,000 [24][25]
Entracque Power Plant Italy44°13′29″N 07°23′10″E1,317 [26]
Vianden Pumped Storage Plant Luxembourg49°57′08″N 6°10′38″E1,296[27] [21][28][29]
Okawachi Pumped Storage Power Station Japan35°7′41″N 134°42′53″E1,280 [16]
Qingyuan Pumped Storage Power Station China23°44′29″N 112°51′43″E1,280 [21][30][31]
Shin Takasegawa Pumped Storage Station Japan36°28′26″N 137°41′23″E1,280 [32][33]
Presa de Aldeadávila Spain41°12′42″N 6°41′08″W1,243 [34]
Hohhot Pumped Storage Power Station China40°59′14″N 111°41′18″E1,224 [4][5]
Okuyoshino Pumped Storage Power Station Japan34°7′4″N 135°49′16″E1,206 [35]
Bailianhe Pumped Storage Power Station China30°36′33″N 115°27′15″E1,200 [6][3]
Baoquan Pumped Storage Power Station China35°28′08″N 113°28′24″E1,200 [4][5]
Heimifeng Pumped Storage Power Station China28°27′35″N 113°00′36″E1,200 [4][5]
Helms Pumped Storage Plant United States37°02′13.78″N 118°57′53.63″W1,200 [36]
Hohhot Pumped Storage Power Station  China 40°59′07″N 111°42′50″E 1,200
Hongping Pumped Storage Power Station China29°03′35″N 115°18′04″E1,200 [37][38][39]
Kazunogawa Pumped Storage Power Station Japan35°43′07″N 138°55′47″E1,200[40] [33][41]
Matanoagawa Dam Japan35°14′44″N 133°29′30″E1,200 [33]
Omarugawa Pumped Storage Power Station Japan32°14′52″N 131°22′25″E1,200 [42]
Pushihe Pumped Storage Power Station China40°25′42″N 124°41′50″E1,200 [4][5][43]
Shenzhen Pumped Storage Power Station  China 22°39′16″N 114°15′22″E 1,200 [44]
Tamahara Pumped Storage Power Station Japan36°46′56″N 139°03′23″E1,200 [32][45]
Tongbai Pumped Storage Power Station China29°12′11″N 120°59′50″E1,200 [6]
Xianyou Pumped Storage Power Station China25°31′55″N 118°33′14″E1,200 [46]
Xilongchi Pumped Storage Power Station China38°32′14″N 113°16′24″E1,200 [4][5]
Zagorsk Pumped Storage Station Russia56°28′55″N 38°11′28″E1,200 [47]
Coo-Trois-Ponts Hydroelectric Power Station Belgium50°23′12″N 05°51′26″E1,164 [48]
Blenheim-Gilboa Hydroelectric Power Station United States42°27′18″N 74°27′29″W1,160 [49]
Okuyahagi Pumped Storage Power Station Japan35°13′56″N 137°25′43″W1,125 [42]
Shintoyone Pumped Storage Power Station Japan35°07′33″N 137°45′38″E1,125 [33]
Rocky Mountain Hydroelectric Plant United States34°21′20″N 85°18′14″W1,095 [50]
Northfield Mountain United States42°36′36.51″N 72°26′50.63″W1,080  
Muddy Run Pumped Storage Facility United States39°48′29″N 76°17′54″W1,071 [51]
Bad Creek Hydroelectric Station United States35°0′40.02″N 83°0′52.23″W1,065 [36]
Goldisthal Pumped Storage Station Germany50°30′26″N 11°00′18″E1,060 [36]
Imaichi Pumped Storage Plant Japan36°49′31″N 139°39′58″E1,050 [52][32]
Markersbach Pumped Storage Power Plant Germany50°31′14″N 12°52′57″E1,045 [36]
Siah Bishe Pumped Storage Power Plant Iran36°13′04″N 51°18′18″E1,040 [53][54]
Malta-Reisseck Power Plant Group Austria46°52′14″N 13°19′46″E1,026 [55]
Roncovalgrande Hydroelectric Plant Italy46°04′10″N 8°43′55″E1,016 [56]
Minhu Pumped Storage Hydro Power Station Taiwan23°51′16″N 120°52′13″E1,008 [10]
Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme South Africa28°34′23″S 29°05′13″E1,000 27,600 [57][58]
Edolo Pumped Storage Plant Italy46°10′15″N 10°20′52″E1,000 [36]
Presenzano Hydroelectric Plant Italy41°22′53″N 14°5′25″E1,000 [36]
Shimogo Pumped Storage Power Station Japan37°20′42″N 139°54′30″E1,000 [16]
Tai'an Pumped Storage Power Station China36°13′19″N 117°02′31″E1,000 [4][5]
Xiangshuijian Pumped Storage Power Station China31°06′46″N 118°17′31″E1,000 [4][5]
Yangyang Pumped Storage Power Station South Korea38°00′37″N 128°32′34″E1,000 [3][15]
Yixing Pumped Storage Power Station China31°18′55″N 119°45′37″E1,000 [4][5]
Zhanghewan Pumped Storage Power Station China37°46′28″N 114°03′30″E1,000 [4][5]

Under construction

This table lists future 1,000 MW or larger stations that are under construction; some may be partially operational with a current installed capacity under 1,000 MW.

StationCountryLocationCapacity (MW) Storage capacity (MWh)Expected CompletionRef
Fengning Pumped Storage Power Station China41°40′40″N 116°29′47″E3,600 2019-2021[59]
Kannagawa Hydropower Plant Japan36°00′18″N 138°39′09″E2,820[60] 2020[61][62][63]
Meizhou Pumped Storage Power Station  China 23°23′13″N 115°29′40″E 2,400 2022 [64]
Dniester Pumped Storage Power Station Ukraine48°30′49″N 27°28′24″E2,268[65] 2019-?[66][67][68]
Changlongshan Pumped Storage Power Station  China 30°28′28″N 119°38′05″E 2,100 2021-2023 [69]
Jixi Pumped Storage Power Station China30°11′07″N 118°46′57″E1,800 2019[21][70]
Wendeng Pumped Storage Power Station  China 37°12′52″N 121°47′25″E 1,800 2021 [71]
Qingyuan Pumped Storage Power Station  China 42°07′56″N 124°40′56″E 1,800 2024 [72]
Jinyun Pumped Storage Power Station  China 1,800 2026 [73]
Dayahe Pumped Storage Power Station  China 1,600 2019 [74]
Dunhua Pumped Storage Power Station  China 44°00′56″N 128°05′04″E 1,400 2019 [75]
Luoning Pumped Storage Power Station  China 34°17′44″N 111°46′23″E 1,400 2026 [76]
Pingjiang Pumped Storage Power Station  China 1,400 2025 [77]
Xiamen Pumped Storage Power Station  China 24°51′33″N 118°10′07″E 1,400 2024 [72]
Ninghai Pumped Storage Power Station  China 1,400 2024 [78]
Zheng'an Pumped Storage Power Station  China 1,400 2023 [79]
Jurong Pumped Storage Power Station  China 32°04′35″N 119°13′35″E 1,350 2024 [72]
Yangjiang Pumped Storage Power Station  China 1,200 2023 [80]
Fukang Pumped Storage Power Station  China 43°59′25″N 88°28′12″E 1,200 2024 [72]
Baiyun Pumped Storage Power Station  China 1,200 2023 [81]
Zhouning Pumped Storage Power Station  China 1,200 2022 [82]
Huanggou Pumped Storage Power Station China45°22′42″N 129°37′44″E1,200 2019[83]
Jinzhai Pumped Storage Power Station  China 31°24′49″N 116°01′56″E 1,200 2020 [84][85]
Panlong Pumped Storage Power Station  China 28°55′25″N 106°28′38″E 1,200 2022 [86]
Funing Pumped Storage Power Station  China 40°04′59″N 119°21′09″E 1,200 2027 [87]
Qujiang Pumped Storage Power Station  China 1,200 2025 [88][89]
Jiaohe Pumped Storage Power Station  China 1,200 2026 [89]
Weifang Pumped Storage Power Station  China 1,200 2026 [89]
Hami Pumped Storage Power Station  China 1,200 2026 [89]
Tianchi Pumped Storage Power Station  China 33°37′45″N 112°12′16″E 1,200 2021 [85]
Yimeng Pumped Storage Power Station  China 35°25′36″N 118°04′48″E 1,200 2022 [90][85]
Yixian Pumped Storage Power Station  China 1,200 2026 [91]
Zhirui Pumped Storage Power Station  China 1,200 2025 [92]
Yuanqu Pumped Storage Power Station  China 1,200 2028 [93]
Upper Cisokan Pumped Storage Power Plant Indonesia6°56′52″S 107°13′07″E1,040 2019[94]
Kaniv Pumped Storage Power Station Ukraine1 000 2019-?
Tehri Pumped Storage Power Station India30°22′40″N 78°28′50″E1,000 2020[95]

See also

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