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Hydroelectricity in the Netherlands

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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 a tenth of a percent of the Netherlands' electricity.[1]


Owner
 River Location Nominal Power
[MW] 		In service
NUON Maas Alphen[2] 14 1990
Essent Maas Linne[2] 11 1989
NUON Rhine Amerongen 10 1988
NUON Lek Hagestein 1.8[2] 1958
NUON Rur Roermond[2] 0.2 2000
Essent Vecht Gramsbergen[2] 0.1 1988

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References

  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 http://www.milieucentraal.nl/pagina.aspx?onderwerp=Waterkracht#Waterkracht_in_Nederland
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