Génissiat Hydropower Dam : A Visionary Project By Ita Marguet
Génissiat Hydropower Dam : A Visionary Project By Ita Marguet The hydropower plant of Génissiat on the Upper Rhone river in France is a powerful industrial structure of gigantic dimensions capable of producing yearly the electricity required for the consumption of 700,000 households while respecting the environment in which it was built. It is part of the country’s energy history and was hailed as the ‘French Niagara’ at the time of its inauguration on 1 August 1948 by the…