Hydroelectricity in the Netherlands

Summary

Despite its long interaction with water, the Netherlands has little potential for hydropower due to its flat topography. The Netherlands has a large resource of moving water in its major rivers but its limited hydraulic head because of little elevation change means that hydropower is a minor component of the country's renewable energy portfolio. A few small hydro plants exist but in total produce less than one tenth of one percent (<0.1%) of the Netherlands' electricity.[1]

Linne hydroelectric power plant
Dommelstroom hydroelectric power plant
Owner
River Location Nominal Power
[MW]
In service Location
NUON Meuse (Dutch: Maas) Alphen[2] 14 1990 51°48′40″N 5°27′13″E / 51.8111°N 5.4536°E / 51.8111; 5.4536 (Alphen)
Essent Meuse (Dutch: Maas) Linne[2] 11 1989 51°10′02″N 5°55′22″E / 51.1672°N 5.9229°E / 51.1672; 5.9229 (Linne)
NUON Rhine (Dutch: Rijn) Amerongen 10 1988 51°58′25″N 5°24′31″E / 51.9737°N 5.4086°E / 51.9737; 5.4086 (Amerongen/Maurik)
NUON Lek Hagestein 1.8[2] 1958 51°59′28″N 5°08′01″E / 51.9912°N 5.1335°E / 51.9912; 5.1335 (Hagestein)
Rijkswaterstaat Wilhelmina Canal Tilburg 0.3 2020 51°34′54″N 5°02′00″E / 51.5817°N 5.0334°E / 51.5817; 5.0334 (Sluis III)
NUON Roer Roermond[2] 0.2 2000 51°11′23″N 5°58′52″E / 51.1896°N 5.9812°E / 51.1896; 5.9812 (Roermond)
Dommelstroom Dommel Sint-Michielsgestel 0.1 2016 51°37′58″N 5°21′14″E / 51.6328°N 5.3539°E / 51.6328; 5.3539 (Dommelstroom)
Essent Vecht Gramsbergen[2] 0.1 1988 52°37′17″N 6°41′42″E / 52.6214°N 6.6951°E / 52.6214; 6.6951 (De Haandrik/Gramsbergen)

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References edit

  1. ^ Hernieuwbare elektriciteit; bruto en netto productie, import en export, Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Den Haag/Heerlen 26-9-2012
  2. ^ a b c d e "Waterkracht: een energiebron". MilieuCentraal.nl.