Ambres Fontenau Small Hydropower Plant (81)

Project owner Energies Services Lavaur

Type of project Construction of a small hydroelectric power plant

Creation of a 2.3 MW small hydropower plant for the Agout River (58 m3/s)

Main technical features

Plant with two 2.4 MW Kaplan units; 12.5 m-high mobile weir (class C), divided into two bays equipped with 20 x 4 m flap gates; fish-friendly intake (rack plane inclined at 26°, spacing: 2 cm); 2 m3/s downstream migration facility; 1 m3/s general upstream migration facility; eel pass (stud-type substrate).

Specific constraints

Work phasing (hydrology); restricted space; earthworks and retaining structures; sheet-pile/embankment cofferdams.

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  • Location 81500 Lavaur
  • Project / construction cost 10 M €
  • Years of completion 2016-2018

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