World Power Plants

Ingolstadt19.8 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Ingolstadt is a 19.8 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by Donau-Wasserkraft AG since 1971. Ranked #72 of 131 hydro plants in Germany. Its 19.8 MW constitutes 0.16% of Germany's total hydro capacity of 12,508 MW. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making Ingolstadt 55.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ammerfeld wind turbine (2,000 MW, Wind), Irsching Power Station (1,822 MW, Gas), and Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Irsching (1,391 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Bavaria, approximately 80 km from Munich.

Capacity
19.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1971

55 years old

Owner
Donau-Wasserkraft AG
Location
48.7503°, 11.4122°

Germany, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 518. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
  • #19,921 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,516 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
Age & fleet comparison

55 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Donau-Wasserkraft AG operates 6 plants totalling 270 MW

Regional density

191 plants within 100 km, 19,010 MW combined

Nearest plant: MVA Ingolstadt (6 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 48.750300, 11.412200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Ingolstadt is a hydro power plant producing approximately 69 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Hydro
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Germany
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

GermanyEnergy Profile

1,483
Total Plants
151.8 GW
Total Capacity
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