HVDC UK-France Interconnector

Germany

Goldisthal Pumped Storage Plant

The pumped storage plant Goldisthal is located on the upper course of the river Schwarza in Southern Thuringia. The effective storage capacity of the upper reservoir is 12 x 10⁶ m³ and is provided with a bell-mouth type intake structure. It is connected by two steel lined 820 m long pressure tunnels, of 6.2 m dia., to a cavern powerhouse, which contains four 265 MW pump-turbines. Two 275 m long tailrace tunnels, of 8.2 m dia., run to the outlet structure at the lower reservoir on the Schwarza River.

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Client	Elec Link
Location	Eurotunnel - UK Side, Folkestone, UK
Capacity	55 km long 500 MW DC cable; HVDC converter stations; 400kV AC cable between converter and networks

Client

Elec Link

Location

Eurotunnel - UK Side, Folkestone, UK

Capacity

55 km long 500 MW DC cable; HVDC converter stations; 400kV AC cable between converter and networks