Power plant · Raschau-Markersbach, Saxony, Germany
PSW Markersbach PSS
PSW Markersbach PSS is a power plant in Raschau-Markersbach, Saxony, Germany, with 1,045 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 | Raschau-Markersbach | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Oberbeckenstraße 8, 08352 Raschau-Markersbach | 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 | 1979 | 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 | 1,045 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 6 units | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Storage capacity | 27,468 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 | 50Hertz Transmission GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.5200, 12.8800 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Also recorded as
6 records describe PSW Markersbach PSS; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSW Markersbach PSS | asset:mastr:SEE904052511746 | Marktstammdatenregister | — |
| PSW Markersbach PSS E | asset:mastr:SEE911219414864 | Marktstammdatenregister | Same location number |
| PSW Markersbach PSS A | asset:mastr:SEE939026884250 | Marktstammdatenregister | Same location number |
| PSW Markersbach PSS C | asset:mastr:SEE940802366570 | Marktstammdatenregister | Same location number |
| PSW Markersbach PSS B | asset:mastr:SEE952165584195 | Marktstammdatenregister | Same location number |
| PSW Markersbach PSS F | asset:mastr:SEE983006552202 | Marktstammdatenregister | Same location number |
How it compares
PSW Markersbach PSS is the 3rd-largest of 132 power plants in Saxony and the 21st-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 1,045 MW is 0.54% 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 | 3rd of 132 | 9,450 MW | 11% |
| Germany | 21st of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | 0.54% |
| All power plants in our data | 319th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 65 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markersbach | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/166604824) | Substation | — | — | 4.1 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/149402624) | Substation | — | — | 7.7 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Vattenfall Wasserkraft GmbH
- PSW Goldisthal PSS1,052 MW
- PSW Hohenwarte 2 PSS318 MW
- PSW Geesthacht PSS119 MW
- PSW Bleiloch PSS79.8 MW
- PSW Wendefurth PSS79.8 MW
- SKW Hohenwarte 163.7 MW
Other power plants in Saxony
- Boxberg2,470 MW
- Kraftwerk Lippendorf1,782 MW
- SILUX Solarpark 1 GmbH & Co. KG447 MW
- DT (Dresden)260 MW
- Heizkraftwerk Leipzig Nord GT82181 MW
- Heizkraftwerk Leipzig Süd136 MW
- Elsterheide107 MW
- HKW Chemnitz Nord II, Block C92.3 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.