Germany

Wendefurth Power Station — 80 MW Hydroelectric

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Wendefurth Power Station is a 80 MW hydro power plant located in Germany. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
80 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1960

Year online

Owner
Vattenfall

Operator

Location
51.74, 10.91

Coordinates

Insights

#257
largest in Germany
#2,574
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#11,117
largest worldwide
1960
24 yrs older than avg
112
operated by Vattenfall
100
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
80 MW
Commissioned
1960
Status
Operational
Owner
Vattenfall
Country
Germany
Coordinates
51.739, 10.907
Wikipedia
Link

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,728 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
538,214 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,463
cars per year
897
homes per year
305,804
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Wendefurth Power Station is an 80 MW hydro power plant in Germany, commissioned in 1960.

Ranked #29 of 131 hydro plants in Germany. Its 80 MW represents 0.64% of Germany’s 12,508 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Germany is PSW Vianden at 1,096 MW, making Wendefurth Power Station 13.7 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Buschhaus power station (352 MW, Coal), Windpark Druxberge (116.7 MW, Wind), and Windpark Hakenstedt (82.7 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Saxony-Anhalt, approximately 150 km southwest of Berlin.

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