Donzère-Mondragon Dam

44°18′13.18″N 4°44′33.12″E / 44.3036611°N 4.7425333°E / 44.3036611; 4.7425333PurposePowerConstruction began1947Opening date1952Power StationCommission date1952Turbines6 x 59 MW Kaplan-typeInstalled capacity354 MWAnnual generation2,100 GWh^[1]

The Donzère-Mondragon Dam (or André-Blondel dam), located in the French commune of Bollène-Écluse) is a hydroelectric dam and lock built in 1952 at the southern end of the Donzère-Mondragon canal, in the Vaucluse department in France. It was registered in the list of historic monuments in France in 1992.^[2]

History

This hydroelectric dam is in the French commune of Bollène in the Vaucluse department of south-eastern France. Designed by architect Théodore Sardnal,^[2] it was built in 1947 and officially opened on 25 October 1952 by the French President, Vincent Auriol. Construction lasted five years.

The Donzère-Mondragon Dam is one of the largest hydroelectric dams in France, with a total installed capacity of 354 MW. The dam has a height of 58 meters and a length of 5.8 kilometers, and it consists of five turbines that generate electricity from the flow of water through the dam.

See also

• Tricastin
• Renewable energy in France

References

External links

• "Description du barrage de Donzère-Mondragon". Archived from the original on March 11, 2009.