Lower Granite is an 810MW hydro power project. It is located on Snake river/basin in Washington, the US. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 1965 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1975. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is currently owned by US Army Corps of Engineers with a stake of 100%.

Lower Granite is a run-of-river project.

Development status

The project construction commenced in 1965 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1975.

Contractors involved

The turbines for the hydro power project have been supplied by Allis-Chalmers Power Systems and Andritz Hydro.

The electric generators for the project were procured from GE Renewable Energy and Westinghouse Electric.

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This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.