Emosson reservoir dam height increase
Switzerland
The Nant de Drance/Emosson pumped-storage power plant in the canton of Valais is part of Switzerland's contribution to the energy-policy turnaround. The existing dam is being raised an additional 21.5 metres as a means of sustaining the necessary capacities. This ambitious project high up in the mountains is proceeding with the dam formwork system from Doka Switzerland.
Project data
- Year of completion
- 2015
- Project duration
- 36 Months
- Country
- Switzerland
- Postcode
- 1925
- Town or city
- Finhaut
- Realization
- Reservoir dam height increase
- Structure
- Energy and water
- Type of structure
- Arched construction
River dam
Massive concrete dam
- Construction method
- Curved or polygonal
- Structure height
- 77 m
- Height of casting sections
- 10 m