Purpose Power Commission date 1952 Installed capacity 354 MW Address 84500 Bollène, France Construction began 1947 | Opening date 1952 Turbines 6 x 59 MW Kaplan-type Annual generation 2,100 GWh Opened 25 October 1952 | |
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Similar Génissiat Dam, Bissorte Dam, Barrage de la Valette | ||
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.
History
This hydroelectric dam is in the French commune of Bollène in the Vaucluse department of south-eastern France. Designed by architect Théodore Sardnal, it was built in 1947 and officially opened on 25 October 1952 by the French President, Vincent Auriol. Construction lasted five years.
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