Dlouhé stráně Hydro Power Plant

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The pumped storage plant Dlouhe Stráně is a power of 2 × 325 MW, the largest pumped storage power plant in the Czech Republic. Operator is related to the Czech energy company CEZ subsidiary Energotis sro

It is situated in the conservation area Altvatergebirge west of Praděd above Kouty nad Desnou on the territory of the municipality Loučná nad Desnou. The lower basin is a dam in the valley of the Divoká Desna, the upper basin was west of it on the Dlouhe Stráně (Lange Leite ), a tributary of the summit of Mravenečník ( ants Hubel, 1343 m ) was applied and reached the crest height of 1350 m (50 ° 4 '29 " N, 17 ° 9'33 O) 50.07472222222217.1591666666671325. , the dam height of the lower basin of the Valley of Tess is 824.7 meters, it has a capacity of 3.405 million m³.

The pumped storage plant Dlouhe Stráně is the hydropower plant with the largest head in the Czech Republic and Europe has the largest pump-turbine ( reversible hydro turbine ). From the 2,580,000 m³ comprehensive Oberbecken two pressure lines lead with 3600 mm diameter over a distance of 1500 m to the two Francis Reversionsturbinen. The height difference between the upper and lower basin is 525 m.

The plant was built in 1978 and is in continuous operation since 1996. The special climatic conditions on the crest of the Jeseníky who had already in 1959 led to the collapse of the Altvater tower, made ​​themselves the upper reservoir in the form of leaks disadvantageous, so that the Walo Bertschinger AG was commissioned with the restoration and renovation of the sealing layer in summer 2007.

The system including wind power plants and a solar power plant is to visit in the months from April to August except on public holidays by prior arrangement and against payment of an entrance fee in a three hour tour.