Rhinau power plant
| Rhinau power plant | ||
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 17 '2 " N , 7 ° 40' 39" E | |
| country |
France Bas-Rhin department |
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| place | Rhinau | |
| Waters | Rhine | |
| power plant | ||
| operator | EdF | |
| Start of operation | 1963 | |
| technology | ||
| Bottleneck performance | 150 megawatts | |
| Average height of fall |
13.3 m | |
| Turbines | 4 × Kaplan turbine | |
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The Rhinau power plant is a run-of-river power plant on the Rhine in France . It is located in the area of the city of Rhinau in the Bas-Rhin department , but the nearest town is Diebolsheim . On the German side there is the community-free area Rheinau . In contrast to the four power stations along the Rhine canal , the water for the power station is only diverted from the Rhine over a length of around 11 kilometers (so-called loop solution). For shipping, a lock with two lock chambers was built in the power station canal parallel to the power station .
In the Versailles Treaty in 1919, France was granted the sole right to develop the Rhine as a border river between Germany and France. The power plant, which went into operation in 1963, is part of Électricité de France .
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