Walchensee Hydroelectric Power Station

Project details

Project name: Walchensee Hydroelectric Power Station

Project location: Isar River, Bavaria, Germany

Installed capacity: 124 MW

Project owner: E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH

Commission date: 1924

 

Assessment details

Assessment tool: Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP)

Assessment stage: Operation

Assessment date: February - April 2012, with an on-site assessment on 27 February - 2 March 2012

No comments were received during the public consultation period.

 

Assessor team for the Walchensee Hydroelectric Power Station

 

Sustainability assessment overview

Governance and management is generally of a high international standard, and the Walchensee Hydroelectric Power Station and its impacts are well-managed. The plant is a showpiece in E.ON’s asset portfolio, which is clearly demonstrated by the commitment to the Visitors’ Centre at the plant, a centre that has close to 100,000 visitors each year.

The Walchensee project has been found to be highly performing, exceeding basic good practice (a score of 3) on all but one of the 15 assessed topics. The project performs at the level of basic good practice, a score of 3, on 1 topic: O-3, Environmental and Social Issues Management.

 

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