Walchensee Hydroelectric Power Station

Walchensee power station
Walchensee power station
Country	Germany
Location	Walchensee, Kochel
Coordinates	47°37′48″N 11°20′15″E / 47.63000°N 11.33750°E
Status	Operational
Owner(s)	Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH
Upper reservoir
Creates	Walchensee
Lower reservoir
Creates	Kochelsee
Power Station
Commission date	1924
Hydraulic head	ca. 200 m
Turbines	8
Pump-generators	0
Pumps	0
Installed capacity	124 MW
Capacity factor	27.6%
Annual generation	300 GW·h
	Website; www.uniper.energy/de/unser-geschaeft/unsere-standorte/walchensee.html

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.

^ 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.

[:0-1] 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.

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