Walchensee Hydroelectric Power Station

Walchensee power station
CountryGermany
LocationWalchensee, Kochel
Coordinates47°37′48″N 11°20′15″E / 47.63000°N 11.33750°E / 47.63000; 11.33750
StatusOperational
Owner(s)Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH
Upper reservoir
CreatesWalchensee
Lower reservoir
CreatesKochelsee
Power Station
Commission date1924 (1924)
Hydraulic headca. 200 m
Turbines8
Pump-generators0
Pumps0
Installed capacity124 MW
Capacity factor27.6%
Annual generation300 GW·h
Website
www.uniper.energy/de/unser-geschaeft/unsere-standorte/walchensee.html
Overview of the turbines

The Walchensee Power Plant (German: Walchenseekraftwerk)[1] is a hydroelectric power station in Bavaria, Germany. It is a storage power station that is fed water from the Walchensee which is then released into the Kochelsee. The installed capacity is 124 MW with an annual production of 300 GWh. The power plant is south of Kochelsee, about 14 km (8.7 mi) from the village of Walchensee. It is one of the largest of its kind in Germany and has been owned by Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH since 2016.

Changing of the Pelton wheels
The six penstocks
  1. ^ Hollister-Short, Graham (30 September 2016). History of Technology. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 9781350018907. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2019.