Merching is a 12 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH since 1978. Ranked #106 of 131 hydro plants in Germany. Its 12 MW represents 0.1% of Germany's 12,508 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making Merching 91.3 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are UPM Augsburg (29 MW, Gas), Natural Gas Turbine #8 (28.8 MW, Gas), and Lefchfeld Nord Solar Park (24.9 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Bavaria, approximately 80 km northwest of Munich.
48 years old
Germany, Europe
- 685. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #22,494 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,190 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
48 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH operates 33 plants totalling 2,702 MW
171 plants within 100 km, 14,656 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Merching is a hydro power plant producing approximately 42 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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