Power plant · Thale, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
PSW Wendefurth PSS
PSW Wendefurth PSS is a power plant in Thale, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, with 79.8 MW of capacity, operated by Vattenfall Wasserkraft GmbH.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Thale | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Hangstraße 2, 06502 Thale | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1967 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Vattenfall Wasserkraft GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 79.8 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Storage capacity | 1,062 MWh | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | pumped hydro storage | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Avacon Netz GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.7391, 10.9073 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
PSW Wendefurth PSS is the 19th-largest of 294 power plants in Saxony-Anhalt and the 319th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 79.8 MW is <0.1% of the 193,669 MW we hold for Germany. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saxony-Anhalt | 19th of 294 | 9,806 MW | 0.81% |
| Germany | 319th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,359th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 80 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trafostation Wendefurth | Substation | — | — | 0.1 km |
| Hüttenrode | Substation | — | — | 3.1 km |
| Elbingerode | Substation | — | — | 7.2 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Vattenfall Wasserkraft GmbH
- PSW Goldisthal PSS1,052 MW
- PSW Markersbach PSS1,045 MW
- PSW Hohenwarte 2 PSS318 MW
- PSW Geesthacht PSS119 MW
- PSW Bleiloch PSS79.8 MW
- SKW Hohenwarte 163.7 MW
Other power plants in Saxony-Anhalt
- Schkopau900 MW
- Heizkraftwerk Dieselstraße173 MW
- WP Vier Berge151 MW
- Mercer Stendal TG140 MW
- Großkayna137 MW
- Windpark Hüselitz123 MW
- Schinne II117 MW
- Bornstedt-Rottmersleben115 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.