Ravoire

Taking into account the 2.5m diameter butterfly valve chamber, the reinforced shaft consists of a section inclined at 90% along 921 metres and with a diameter varying between 2.7 metres and 2.5 metres. It emerges at the Bâtiaz power plant at a height of approximately 463 meters to supply the plant’s distributor.

Technical file

Construction year 1967-1973
Put into operation 1975
Municipality Martigny-Combe
Altitude 1080m.
Renovated 2012
Length of reinforced shaft 921m.
Diameter 2.4m
Max. flow 35m³/sec