Walchensee is a 124MW hydro power project. It is located on Walchensee / Kochelsee river/basin in Bavaria, Germany. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1918 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1924.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Hydropower 124 124 Active Bavaria, Germany

Description

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

Walchensee is a reservoir based project. The project generated 300 GWh of electricity.

The hydro power project consists of 4 turbines, each with 13MW nameplate capacity.

Development Status

The project construction commenced in 1918 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1924.

Methodology

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