INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The first was located in La Rance, France. The largest facility is the Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station in South Korea.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1966, Électricité de France opened the Rance Tidal Power Station, located on the estuary of the Rance River in Brittany. It was the world’s first tidal power station.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first tidal power station is La Rance Tidal Power Station in Brittany, France, opened on 26 November 1966, which is still in operation today, also making it the longest-running tidal power station (49 years, as of 2015). Its tidal barrage is 750 metres (2, 461 feet) long and it features 24 turbines.

Detailed explanation-4: -France is the birthplace of the modern tidal energy industry. Extensive research undertaken over three decades from the 1940s ultimately led to the construction of the world’s first tidal energy power plant on the estuary of the Rance River in Brittany which entered service in 1966.

Detailed explanation-5: -The La Rance Tidal Power Station 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.