Fuhren (Gental) Innertkirchen— 10.3 MW Hydroelectric
Fuhren (Gental) Innertkirchen is a 10.3 MW hydro power plant in Switzerland, commissioned in 1961. Ranked #96 of 162 hydro plants in Switzerland. Its 10.3 MW represents 0.1% of Switzerland's total hydro capacity of 9,831 MW. The largest hydro plant in Switzerland is Bieudron at 1,285 MW, making Fuhren (Gental) 124.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Grimsel 2 (348 MW, Hydro), Bitsch (Biel) (340 MW, Hydro), and Sedrun 1 (150 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Bern region, approximately 70 km from Bern.
65 years old
Switzerland, Europe
- 101. largest of 168 plants in Switzerland
- #23,627 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,445 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.08% of the installed capacity of Switzerland
65 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
147 plants within 100 km, 12,150 MW combined
Source: Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Fuhren (Gental) Innertkirchen is a hydro power plant producing approximately 36 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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