VEN DA N O VA III

R EP O W ER IN G P R O JECT
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M A IN S T A KEHO L DER S

Client
EDP -EnergiasdeP ortugal

Engineering
EDP -EnergiasdeP ortugal

Construction w orks
M S F/M ota-Engil/S om ague/S pieBatignolles

Equipm entsupplier
VoithHydro/S iem ens

S upervision
FAS E/Gibb andT abique

O T HER S T A KEHO L DER S

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 O VER VIEW

U nderground hydropow erplantdesigned to increasetheelectricgenerationand storagecapacity throughtheuse

P urpose

of2 existingreservoirslocated inthenorthw esternregionofP ortugal,anenvironm entaland socialsensitiveregion

duetotheneighbouringP eneda-GerêsN ationalP arkand theagriculturalland uses.

2 x 378 M W pum p-turbinevariablespeed units

2 x 100 m 3/sflow capacity
420 m ratedhead
Key Figures

9 Km tunnellinglength
1 m illionm 3 excavated volum e
6 yearsconstruction

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 S CHEM AT IC L AYO U T

U pstream surge
tank

400 m
W aterintake

Dow nstream surge

tank
S andtrapstructure

O utletstructure

P ow erhousecavern
1,
5km 3 km

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 IN T A KE A N D O U T L ET

U pstream surge
tank

O utlet 400 m

S tructure Dow nstream surge

W aterintake
tank
S andtrapstructure

P ow erhousecavern
1,
5km 3 km

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Water Intake Outlet Structure

12 m

12 m

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 HYDR A U L IC T U N N EL S

U pstream surge
tank

400 m
Headrace
tunnel W aterintake

Dow nstream surge

tank
S andtrapstructure
T ailrace
O utletstructure tunnel
P ow erhousecavern
1,
5km 3 km

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 HYDR A U L IC T U N N EL S

L arge diam eter (12 m ) for unlined tunnels

(shotcrete + rockbolts) and high design
pressures(m ax.50 bar)
Fullfacedrillandblastexcavation
S ystem atic hydrogeologicalsurvey/treatm ent in
M ainfeatures

theexcavationface 12 m

Groundw ater m onitoring plan involving land

ow ners:
• 270 m onitoringpointsover10 years

Groundw aterm onitoring points U nderground hydrogeologicalsurvey

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 S P ECIA L S T R U CT U R ES

U pstream
S urgeT ank

400 m

S andtrap W aterintake

Dow nstream surge

tank S tructure

O utletstructure

P ow erhousecavern
1,
5km 3 km

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 Expansion
Upstream Surge Tank Cham ber

78 m
P rotection of the turbines against w ater M ainS haft

ham m er
U nusuallayout ConnectionS hafts
M ainfeatures

• O penairexpansioncham ber
• Concretelined m ainshaft(13 x 80 m )
• T w inunlined connectionshafts(raiseboring
5, 40 m x 360 m )

360 m
13 m 13 m

ExpansionCham ber(view from thetop) M ainS haft(view from thebottom ) L ow erCham ber

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 Sandtrap Structure

R etain rock debrisin the flow to protect the

turbinesofitsabrasion
O versized layout
M ainfeatures

• 22,
5 m excavation diam eter
• 20 m diam eterafterconcretelining
T ransition to pow erhouse through an inclined
steellined branchat45º

22,
5m
22,
5m

100 m

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 Film eCES – dáerro

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 PO W ER HO U S E C AVER N

U pstream surge
tank

400 m
W aterintake

Dow nstream surge

tank
S andtrapstructure

O utletstructure
P ow erhouse
1,
5km Cavern 3 km

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 PO W ER HO U S E C AVER N

2 contiguouscham bersfortheturbinesandtransform ers

100 x 60 x 27 m units’cham bersize
M ainfeatures

R oofarchw ithpassivesupport(shotcrete+ rockbolts)

P re-stressed anchoredbeam ssupporting2 x 280 toncranes
32 m ulti-pointrodextensom eters

U nits’Cham ber

27m

60 m

T ransform ers’Cham ber

T ailracetunnel

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 FIN A L R EM A R KS

VEN DA N O VA IIIR EP O W ER IN G P R O JECT :

 Hasgeneration capacity sim ilarto anuclearplant,how everprovided by an underground

pow erplant that takesadvantage ofrenew able resources(w ater + w ind) and boosts
cleanenergy usage(pum ped storage)
 R equired unusualdesign solutionsand com plex construction challengesdue to the
distinctivefeaturesoftheproject
 Isadem onstration that developm ent,environm ent and socialconcernsare com patible
w ithunderground projects,eveninsensitiveregions

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The first rule of sustainability is to be aligned with natural forces.
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