Reckingen is a 39.5 MW hydro power plant in Switzerland, commissioned in 1941. Ranked #55 of 162 hydro plants in Switzerland. Its 39.5 MW represents 0.4% of Switzerland's total hydro capacity of 9,831 MW. The largest hydro plant in Switzerland is Bieudron at 1,285 MW, making Reckingen 32.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Grimsel 2 (348 MW, Hydro), Bitsch (Biel) (340 MW, Hydro), and Stalden (KWM) (185 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the canton of Valais, approximately 80 km east of Geneva.
85 years old
Switzerland, Europe
- 59. largest of 168 plants in Switzerland
- #15,390 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,520 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.3% of the installed capacity of Switzerland
85 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG operates 16 plants totalling 1,000 MW
128 plants within 100 km, 10,056 MW combined
Source: Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Reckingen is a hydro power plant producing approximately 138 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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