Wasserkraftwerk Kettwig— 5.3 MW Hydroelectric
Wasserkraftwerk Kettwig is a 5.3 MW hydroelectric power plant in Germany, operated by RWE Innogy. Ranked #121 of 131 hydro plants in Germany. Its 5.3 MW accounts for 0.04% of Germany's total hydro capacity of 12,508 MW. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making Wasserkraftwerk Kettwig 207.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Niederaussem power station (3,430 MW, Coal), Kraftwerk Niederaußem (3,133 MW, Coal), and BoA 2 (2,100 MW, Coal). The facility is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, approximately 30 km from Düsseldorf.
Germany, Europe
- 1,037. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #28,125 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,378 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
RWE Innogy operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW
165 plants within 100 km, 41,770 MW combined
Nearest plant: Heizkraftwerk Essen-Rüttenscheid STEAG (9.3 km)
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Wasserkraftwerk Kettwig is a hydro power plant producing approximately 19 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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