Hotzenwald Complex

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Hotzenwald Complex is a complex of operating hydroelectric power plants in Germany.

The complex consists of the following projects:

• Säckingen hydroelectric plant
• Wehr hydroelectric plant

Complex Details

Table 1: Project-level details for Hotzenwald Complex

Project name	Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Technology type	Owner
Säckingen hydroelectric plant	operating	1967	360.0 MW	Pumped storage	EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) [37%]; Energiedienst Holding AG [5%]; RWE Power AG [50%]; Energiedienst Holding AG [7%]
Wehr hydroelectric plant	operating	1976	910.0 MW	Pumped storage	EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) [37%]; Energiedienst Holding AG [5%]; RWE Power AG [50%]; Energiedienst Holding AG [7%]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Hotzenwald Complex

Project name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Säckingen hydroelectric plant	Landkreis Waldshut, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	47.5653, 7.953 (exact)
Wehr hydroelectric plant	Landkreis Waldshut, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	47.6521, 7.9258 (exact)

The map below shows the exact locations of the projects in the complex:

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