Dallenwil— 18.24 MW Hydroelectric
Dallenwil is an 18.24 MW hydro power plant in Switzerland, commissioned in 1962. Ranked #82 of 162 hydro plants in Switzerland. Its 18.24 MW accounts for 0.19% of Switzerland's total hydro capacity of 9,831 MW. The largest hydro plant in Switzerland is Bieudron at 1,285 MW, making this facility 70.5 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Kernkraftwerk Gösgen (1,035 MW, Nuclear) and Grimsel 2 (348 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the canton of Nidwalden, approximately 70 km from Lucerne.
64 years old
Switzerland, Europe
- 86. largest of 168 plants in Switzerland
- #20,270 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,612 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.14% of the installed capacity of Switzerland
64 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Kraftwerke Dallenwil AG operates 1 plants totalling 18 MW
158 plants within 100 km, 13,404 MW combined
Source: Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Dallenwil is a hydro power plant producing approximately 64 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
Switzerland- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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