Rain is a 10.9 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by Rhein-Main-Donau AG since 1955. Ranked #112 of 131 hydro plants in Germany. Its 10.9 MW represents 0.09% of Germany's 12,508 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making Rain 100 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Ammerfeld wind turbine (2000 MW, Wind), UPM Augsburg (29 MW, Gas), and Natural Gas Turbine #8 (28.8 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Bavaria, approximately 100 km northwest of Munich.
71 years old
Germany, Europe
- 724. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #23,378 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,394 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Germany
71 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Rhein-Main-Donau AG operates 6 plants totalling 133 MW
185 plants within 100 km, 15,957 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Rain is a hydro power plant producing approximately 38 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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