Tignes Dam
| Tignes Dam | |
|---|---|
Pelton-type | |
| Installed capacity | Brevieres: 96 MW Malgovert: 332 MW[1] |
The Tignes Dam, also known as the Chevril Dam, is an
Coyne & Bellier and is currently owned and operated by Électricité de France.[3]
Lac du Chevril flooded the town of Tignes which was relocated nearby.
In 1989, in preparation for the 1992 Winter Olympics, Jean-Marie Pierret painted a fresco of the Olympian figure Hercules on the dam's face. The feat, by Pierret and eight other painters, took 60 days.[4]
The dam plays an important part in the French supernatural drama television series The Returned.
See also
References
- ^ "Rhône-Alpes -Tignes-Malgovert" (in French). Hydrelect. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ "EDF INVESTS IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MODERNISATION OF THE TIGNES-ALGOVERT HYDROELECTRIC COMPLEX" (PDF).
- ^ "Tignes Dam". Structurae. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ Weber, Bruce (5 November 1989). "WORKS IN PROGRESS; That Dammed Hercules By Bruce Weber". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
External links
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