Niederwartha is an 119.4MW hydro power project. It is located on Silberbach river/basin in Thuringia, Germany. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 1927 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1930. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is currently owned by Vattenfall with a stake of 100%.

Niederwartha is a pumped storage project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 1.98 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project is 143m. The project generated 24 GWh of electricity.

Development status

The project construction commenced in 1927 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1930.

Contractors involved

Voith Hydro Holding was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 units of francis turbines, each with 60MW nameplate capacity.

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This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.