Klingnau is a 42.6 MW hydro power plant in Switzerland, commissioned in 1935. Ranked #54 of 162 hydro plants in Switzerland. Its 42.6 MW represents 0.43% of Switzerland's total hydro capacity of 9,831 MW. The largest hydro plant in Switzerland is Bieudron at 1,285 MW, making Klingnau 30.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt (1,245 MW, Nuclear) and Kernkraftwerk Gösgen (1,035 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in the Aargau region, approximately 40 km northwest of Zurich.
91 years old
Switzerland, Europe
- 58. largest of 168 plants in Switzerland
- #14,912 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,396 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.32% of the installed capacity of Switzerland
91 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG operates 16 plants totalling 1,000 MW
115 plants within 100 km, 11,873 MW combined
Source: Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Klingnau is a hydro power plant producing approximately 149 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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