Eglisau is a 46.9 MW hydro power plant in Switzerland, commissioned in 1920. Ranked #51 of 162 hydro plants in Switzerland, Eglisau's 46.9 MW accounts for 0.48% of the country's total hydro capacity of 9,831 MW. The largest hydro plant in Switzerland is Bieudron at 1,285 MW, making Eglisau 27.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt (1,245 MW, Nuclear), Kernkraftwerk Beznau (760 MW, Nuclear), and Witznau (220 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the canton of Zurich, near the Rhine River.
106 years old
Switzerland, Europe
- 55. largest of 168 plants in Switzerland
- #14,543 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,271 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.35% of the installed capacity of Switzerland
106 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Kraftwerk Eglisau-Glattfelden AG operates 1 plants totalling 47 MW
114 plants within 100 km, 12,646 MW combined
Source: Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Eglisau is a hydro power plant producing approximately 164 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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