Fort Randall is a 320MW hydro power project. It is located on Missouri river/basin in South Dakota, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1946 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1954.
Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 320 | 320 | – | Active | South Dakota, the US |
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Description
The project is currently owned by US Army Corps of Engineers with a stake of 100%.
The hydro reservoir capacity is 6,683 million cubic meter.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 1946 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1954.

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Allis-Chalmers Power Systems was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 8 units of francis turbines, each with 40MW nameplate capacity.
Westinghouse Electric supplied 8 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 42.1 MVA.
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