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General Information

Name in local language: Usine André-Blondel
Beginning of works: 1948
Completion: 25 October 1952
Status: in use

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Awards and Distinctions

Location

Location: , , ,
Impounds:
  • Donzère Canal
Part of:
Next to: Bollène Lock (1952)
Impounds: Donzère-Mondragon Canal (1952)
Coordinates: 44° 18' 13.03" N    4° 44' 33.19" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

capacity for electric power generation 354 MW
average annual power generation 2 140 000 000 kWh

Excerpt from Wikipedia

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.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Donzère-Mondragon Dam" and modified on 23 February 2021 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20006329
  • Published on:
    17/10/2002
  • Last updated on:
    22/02/2021
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