Oberpeiching is an 11.9 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by Rhein-Main-Donau AG since 1954. Ranked #108 of 131 hydro plants in Germany. Its 11.9 MW accounts for 0.1% of Germany's total hydro capacity of 12,508 MW. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making this facility 92 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ammerfeld wind turbine (2,000 MW, Wind), UPM Augsburg (29 MW, Gas), and Natural Gas Turbine #8 (28.8 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Bavaria, approximately 90 km northwest of Munich.
72 years old
Germany, Europe
- 695. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #22,968 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,302 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
72 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Rhein-Main-Donau AG operates 6 plants totalling 133 MW
183 plants within 100 km, 15,960 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Oberpeiching 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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