Power plant · Goldisthal, Thuringia, Germany
PSW Goldisthal PSS
PSW Goldisthal PSS is a power plant in Goldisthal, Thuringia, Germany, with 1,052 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 | Goldisthal | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Am Rotseifenbach, 98746 Goldisthal | 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 | 2003 | 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 | 1,052 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 4 units | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Storage capacity | 37,880 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 | 50.5100, 11.0100 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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4 records describe PSW Goldisthal 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 Goldisthal PSS | asset:mastr:SEE901345486644 | Marktstammdatenregister | — |
| PSW Goldisthal PSS C | asset:mastr:SEE943653719359 | Marktstammdatenregister | Same location number |
| PSW Goldisthal PSS A | asset:mastr:SEE945148512650 | Marktstammdatenregister | Same location number |
| PSW Goldisthal PSS B | asset:mastr:SEE974189836364 | Marktstammdatenregister | Same location number |
How it compares
PSW Goldisthal PSS is the largest of 110 power plants in Thuringia and the 19th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 1,052 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thuringia | 1st of 110 | 4,047 MW | 26% |
| Germany | 19th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | 0.54% |
| All power plants in our data | 321st of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 67 substations and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpspeicherwerk Goldisthal | Substation | — | — | 0.5 km |
| Umspannwerk Katzhütte | Substation | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Umspannwerk Altenfeld | Substation | — | — | 7.2 km |
| Rechenzentrum Thüringer Netkom | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Vattenfall Wasserkraft GmbH
- PSW Markersbach PSS1,045 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 Thuringia
- PSW Hohenwarte 2 PSS318 MW
- Gasturbine 3 Jena181 MW
- Kirchheilingen121 MW
- Windpark Calau GmbH & Co. KG79.8 MW
- PSW Bleiloch PSS79.8 MW
- Kirchengel67.7 MW
- SKW Hohenwarte 163.7 MW
- Gasmotor63.1 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.