Vohburg is a 23.3 MW hydro power plant in Germany, operated by Donau-Wasserkraft AG since 1992. Ranked #65 of 131 hydro plants in Germany. Its 23.3 MW represents 0.19% of Germany's 12,508 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making Vohburg 47 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Irsching Power Station (1822 MW, Gas), Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Irsching (1391 MW, Gas), and Kraftwerk Ingolstadt (840 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Bavaria, approximately 80 km north of Munich.
34 years old
Germany, Europe
- 467. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #18,365 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,263 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Germany
34 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Donau-Wasserkraft AG operates 6 plants totalling 270 MW
188 plants within 100 km, 19,242 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Vohburg is a hydro power plant producing approximately 82 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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