Niederwartha is a 39.8 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by Vattenfall Europe Generation AG since 1957. Ranked #45 of 131 hydro plants in Germany. Its 39.8 MW represents 0.32% of Germany's 12,508 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making Niederwartha 27.6 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Heizkraftwerk Nossener Brücke (270 MW, Gas), HKW Dresden-Nossener Brücke (263 MW, Gas), and Trmice (159 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Saxony, approximately 10 km from Dresden.
69 years old
Germany, Europe
- 349. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #15,365 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,517 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of Germany
69 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Vattenfall Europe Generation AG operates 12 plants totalling 4,469 MW
222 plants within 100 km, 24,002 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Niederwartha is a hydro power plant producing approximately 139 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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