Hydropower projects in Germany
798 hydropower projects of 1 MW and up in Germany: 0 in the pipeline (0 MW planned, consented or under construction) and 772 in operation (4,530 MW). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
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Projects by stage
| Stage | Projects | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| In operation | 772 | 4,530 MW |
| Temporarily shut down | 2 | 2 MW |
| Decommissioned | 24 | 227 MW |
Largest projects
| Project | Technology | Stage | Capacity | Expected | Where | Operating company |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 96 MW | 1969-11-01 | EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG | |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 96 MW | 1969-11-01 | EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG | |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 96 MW | 1969-11-01 | EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG | |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 85 MW | 1930-03-01 | EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG | |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 85 MW | 1930-03-01 | EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG | |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 50 MW | 1943-08-01 | EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG | |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 50 MW | 1943-08-01 | EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG | |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 50 MW | 1943-08-01 | EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG | |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 40 MW | 2022-03-23 | Töging a. Inn, Bayern | VERBUND Innkraftwerke GmbH |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 40 MW | 2022-02-22 | Töging a. Inn, Bayern | VERBUND Innkraftwerke GmbH |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 40 MW | 2022-04-28 | Töging a. Inn, Bayern | VERBUND Innkraftwerke GmbH |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 39 MW | 2013-04-23 | Iffezheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg | EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | Decommissioned | 37 MW | 1930-03-01 | ||
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | Decommissioned | 30 MW | 1930-03-01 | ||
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | Decommissioned | 30 MW | 1930-03-01 | ||
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 30 MW | 1992-01-01 | Bayrischzell, Bayern | Österreichisch-Bayerische Kraftwerke AG |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 30 MW | 1992-01-01 | Bayrischzell, Bayern | Österreichisch-Bayerische Kraftwerke AG |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 30 MW | 1959-02-11 | Hohenwarte, Thueringen | Vattenfall Wasserkraft GmbH |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 30 MW | 1959-08-19 | Hohenwarte, Thueringen | Vattenfall Wasserkraft GmbH |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 28 MW | 1931-08-23 | Schwörstadt, Baden-Wuerttemberg | Kraftwerk Ryburg-Schwörstadt AG |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 28 MW | 1930-12-01 | Schwörstadt, Baden-Wuerttemberg | Kraftwerk Ryburg-Schwörstadt AG |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 28 MW | 1931-04-01 | Schwörstadt, Baden-Wuerttemberg | Kraftwerk Ryburg-Schwörstadt AG |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 28 MW | 1934-01-01 | Albbruck, Baden-Wuerttemberg | Rheinkraftwerk Albbruck-Dogern AG |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 28 MW | 1934-01-01 | Albbruck, Baden-Wuerttemberg | Rheinkraftwerk Albbruck-Dogern AG |
| Hydropower project | Hydropower | In operation | 28 MW | 1934-01-01 | Albbruck, Baden-Wuerttemberg | Rheinkraftwerk Albbruck-Dogern AG |
Operating companies
| Operating company | Projects | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG | 83 | 1,105 MW |
| Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH | 218 | 826 MW |
| VERBUND Innkraftwerke GmbH | 42 | 375 MW |
| RWE Generation SE | 71 | 292 MW |
| Österreichisch-Bayerische Kraftwerke AG | 10 | 249 MW |
| Innwerk AG | 11 | 204 MW |
| Donaukraftwerk Jochenstein AG | 5 | 132 MW |
| naturenergie hochrhein AG | 16 | 131 MW |
| Rheinkraftwerk Albbruck-Dogern AG | 4 | 108 MW |
| Donau-Wasserkraft AG | 15 | 106 MW |
| naturenergie holding AG | 10 | 104 MW |
| Kraftwerk Ryburg-Schwörstadt AG | 3 | 84 MW |
| Rhein-Main-Donau GmbH | 16 | 77 MW |
| Vattenfall Wasserkraft GmbH | 9 | 72 MW |
| Stadtwerke München GmbH | 9 | 49 MW |
| Statkraft Markets GmbH | 11 | 40 MW |
| Alzkraftwerke Heider GmbH | 3 | 29 MW |
| Untere Iller GmbH | 6 | 20 MW |
| Süwag Energie AG | 11 | 18 MW |
| Karl GmbH ＆ Co. Kraftwerke KG | 5 | 15 MW |
| BIGGE ENERGIE GmbH ＆ Co. KG | 3 | 14 MW |
| DB Energie GmbH | 9 | 13 MW |
| Lister- und Lennekraftwerke GmbH | 6 | 13 MW |
| SWU Energie GmbH | 6 | 13 MW |
| Bayerische Landeskraftwerke GmbH | 5 | 12 MW |
By state
- Baden-Wuerttemberg (118 projects)
- Bayern (493 projects)
- Hessen (17 projects)
- Niedersachsen (11 projects)
- Nordrhein-Westfalen (40 projects)
- Rheinland-Pfalz (56 projects)
- Saarland (6 projects)
- Sachsen (6 projects)
- Sachsen-Anhalt (7 projects)
- Thueringen (10 projects)
Projects of 1 MW and up. Capacity is net nominal capacity (Germany) or the total capacity of the queue entry (Great Britain). A hybrid project counts under each technology it lists. Companies only: private persons are never shown as operators, and no coordinates or street addresses are published. Data as of 2026-10-25, updated monthly.
Germany: Marktstammdatenregister, Bundesnetzagentur, Datenlizenz Deutschland - Namensnennung - Version 2.0 (www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0). Great Britain: Supported by National Energy SO Open Data (NESO Open Data Licence, TEC register and Embedded register).
Questions
Where does this data come from?
Germany: the public Marktstammdatenregister of the Bundesnetzagentur, including units in planning. We load the official files, keep projects of 1 MW and up and record changes between loads.
Does the list show private owners?
No. Operators are shown only when they are companies. Private persons, sole traders and names that could belong to a person are left out, and the data holds no coordinates or street addresses.
How often is it updated?
Monthly. Each load records new projects, changes of stage, capacity or connection date, and projects that left the register.
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Hydropower projects in Germany: 0 in the pipeline, 0 MW", https://arcadiumdata.io/energy/de/hydro/, data as of 2026-10-25.