Germany's E.ON to Add 300MW Pumped Hydro Energy Storage

[Fledermaus]

E.ON intends to considerably enlarge the capacity of Waldeck pumped-storage hydroelectric station on Lake Eder in the federal state of Hesse in central Germany. E.ON will begin building a new 300 megawatt pumped-storage plant next to the existing Waldeck 2 facility in 2012. E.ON is one of Germany and Europe’s biggest hydro operators, with 212 facilities in four countries and total installed hydro capacity of nearly 6.2 gigawatts.

Like Waldeck 2, the new plant will have an underground turbine room. Construction is expected to take four years, with the new capacity entering service in 2016. Planned investments for the project total about €250 million ($USD328 million). E.ON expects the project to be approved in late 2011

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