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WHERE WAS FIRST TIDAL ENERGY STATION WAS BUILT

Tidal power, also called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into useful forms of power - mainly electricity.

The Rance Tidal Power Station (1966) is the world's first tidal power station and also the world's second biggest tidal power station.The facility is located on the estuary of the Rance River, in Brittany, France.It was built over a period of 6 years from 1960 to 1966. It has 240 MW installed capacity.

  • 254 MW Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Plant in South Korea is the largest tidal power installation in the world. Construction was completed in 2011.

  • The first tidal power site in North America is the Annapolis Royal Generating Station, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, which opened in 1984 on an inlet of the Bay of Fundy.It has 20 MW installed capacity.

  • The Indian state of Gujarat is planning to host South Asia's first commercial-scale tidal power station. The company Atlantis Resources is to install a 50MW tidal farm in the Gulf of Kutch on India's west coast, with construction starting early in 2012.


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