Lehmen is a 20 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by RWE Innogy GmbH since 1962. Ranked #70 of 131 hydro plants in Germany. Its 20 MW represents 0.16% of Germany's 12,508 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making Lehmen 54.8 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Pferdsfeld Solar Power Plant (28.5 MW, Solar) and Enkirch (18.4 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Rhineland-Palatinate, approximately 60 km northwest of Frankfurt.
64 years old
Germany, Europe
- 502. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #19,000 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,424 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
64 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
RWE Innogy GmbH operates 13 plants totalling 222 MW
134 plants within 100 km, 16,780 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Lehmen is a hydro power plant producing approximately 70 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
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