The diagram illustrates a detailed process of getting electricity via hydroelectric power plants.
Overall, the whole process can be divided into two main stages: daytime, when the water goes down and is used to power the turbine; and the nighttime, when, this time, the turbine is used to pump the water back to the reservoir.
During the day, the water from the river is stored in the high-level reservoir using the dam. Then, since the intake is open, the water goes down, where it ultimately powers the turbine to generate electricity. After being used, it is stored in the low-level reservoir where it stays until the night.
On the other hand, the night starts with the water being pumped up to the high-level reservoir using another mode of the reversible turbine. The intake is closed, so in the night, the flow of water is opposite to the day one’s, and the water comes back to the high-level reservoir.
