Between St Malo and Dinard in France Coline Visse Angele vanbecelaere Dam of the Rance Between St Malo and Dinard in France Coline Visse Angele vanbecelaere
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General facts Construction in 1966 Cost of 740 millions € Can produce 240MW The most important tidal power plant in the world until 2011 Road bridge between St Malo and Dinard
Properties 750 m long Required creation of a lake of 22km2 Equipped with 24 bulb turbine with a middle flow of 260m3/s 20% of electricity in rising tide 80% of electricity in falling tide
Production 26% of the electricity produce in Bretagne is supply by this power plant 500 GWh/year 0,2€/ Kwh
Ecologic impact Some fishes disseapered Silting which cause the lost of 1% of the dam efficiency/year So wildlife is totally tranformed