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Turbines are seen in power house of the newly operational Nant de Drance pumped storage electricity power plant in Finhaut, Switzerland, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Turbines are seen in power house of the newly operational Nant de Drance pumped storage electricity power plant in Finhaut, Switzerland, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

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Turbines are seen in power house of the newly operational Nant de Drance pumped storage electricity power plant in Finhaut, Switzerland, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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A view of an axel of the pump turbine in the newly operational Nant de Drance pumped storage electricity power plant in Finhaut, Switzerland, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

A view of an axel of the pump turbine in the newly operational Nant de Drance pumped storage electricity power plant in Finhaut, Switzerland, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

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A view of an axel of the pump turbine in the newly operational Nant de Drance pumped storage electricity power plant in Finhaut, Switzerland, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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The Vieux Emosson and Emosson dams are pictured above of the newly operational Nant de Drance pumped storage electricity power plant in Finhaut, Switzerland, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

The Vieux Emosson and Emosson dams are pictured above of the newly operational Nant de Drance pumped storage electricity power plant in Finhaut, Switzerland, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

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The Vieux Emosson and Emosson dams are pictured above of the newly operational Nant de Drance pumped storage electricity power plant in Finhaut, Switzerland, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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Alain Sauthier, Director of Nant de Drance talks to a journalist above the main inlet valve of the penstock in the newly operational Nant de Drance pumped storage electricity power plant in Finhaut, Switzerland, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Alain Sauthier, Director of Nant de Drance talks to a journalist above the main inlet valve of the penstock in the newly operational Nant de Drance pumped storage electricity power plant in Finhaut, Switzerland, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Denis...more

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Alain Sauthier, Director of Nant de Drance talks to a journalist above the main inlet valve of the penstock in the newly operational Nant de Drance pumped storage electricity power plant in Finhaut, Switzerland, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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Alain Sauthier, Director of Nant de Drance talks to a journalist in front of a safety valve of the penstock in the newly operational Nant de Drance pumped storage electricity power plant in Finhaut, Switzerland, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Alain Sauthier, Director of Nant de Drance talks to a journalist in front of a safety valve of the penstock in the newly operational Nant de Drance pumped storage electricity power plant in Finhaut, Switzerland, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Denis...more

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Alain Sauthier, Director of Nant de Drance talks to a journalist in front of a safety valve of the penstock in the newly operational Nant de Drance pumped storage electricity power plant in Finhaut, Switzerland, August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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