Rempen is a 66.24 MW hydro power plant in Switzerland, commissioned in 1926. Ranked #36 of 162 hydro plants in Switzerland. Its 66.24 MW represents 0.67% of Switzerland's 9,831 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Switzerland is Bieudron at 1,285 MW, making Rempen 19.4 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Limmern (1000 MW, Hydro), Etzelwerk Altendorf (135 MW, Hydro), and Amsteg (120 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the canton of Aargau, approximately 40 km from Zurich.
100 years old
Switzerland, Europe
- 40. largest of 168 plants in Switzerland
- #11,954 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,827 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.5% of the installed capacity of Switzerland
100 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG operates 16 plants totalling 1,000 MW
135 plants within 100 km, 12,563 MW combined
Source: Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Rempen is a hydro power plant producing approximately 232 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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