Vodní elektrárna Štěchovice – infocentrum a exkurze ČEZ

Location: Prof. Vl. Lista 329, 252 07 Štěchovice · Central Bohemia

Category: hydroelectric and pumped-storage power plant

The information centre of the Štěchovice hydroelectric power plant on the Vltava river (ČEZ) offers guided tours of the turbine hall with Kaplan turbines and generators, the outdoor 110 kV switchyard, and the Štěchovice II pumped-storage plant. Part of the Vltava cascade, the concrete dam with granite cladding is 22.5 m high and 120 m long. Entry is free; advance reservation is required.

Why visit this place?

• The run-of-river plant was built between 1937 and 1944 as the second step of the Vltava Cascade, right after Vrané nad Vltavou.
• The pumped-storage part was built during the war in 1942–1947, with an upper reservoir on Homole hill, and was Czechoslovakia's most powerful pumped-storage plant until 1976.
• Rated 4.6 out of 5 by 25 visitors on Google Maps.
• Admission is free, which helps when the class budget is tight.
• Allow roughly an hour; the programme is aimed at lower primary, upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 81 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.

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Practical information

• Opening hours: Working days and weekends by prior arrangement; closed every Wednesday
• Typical visit: 60 min
• Admission: free
• Visitor rating: 4.6 ★ from 25 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Tour of the Štěchovice I power plant engine room (Kaplan turbines, generators), outdoor switchyard, and the Štěchovice II pumped-storage plant with 590 m penstocks; commentary adapted to the group's level

Official website: https://www.svetenergie.cz/cs/infocentra/stechovice

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