Rheinkraftwerk Säckingen— 36.8 MW Hydroelectric
Rheinkraftwerk Säckingen is a 36.8 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG / Energiedienst AG and commissioned in 1959. Ranked #48 of 131 hydro plants in Germany. Its 36.8 MW represents 0.29% of Germany's total hydro capacity of 12,508 MW. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making Rheinkraftwerk Säckingen 29.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include FESSENHEIM (1,760 MW, Nuclear), Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant (1,760 MW, Nuclear), and Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt (1,245 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Baden-Württemberg, approximately 20 km from the city of Freiburg.
67 years old
Germany, Europe
- 366. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #15,634 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,606 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Germany
67 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG / Energiedienst AG operates 1 plants totalling 37 MW
125 plants within 100 km, 12,276 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Rheinkraftwerk Säckingen is a hydro power plant producing approximately 129 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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