Hydroelectricity in the Netherlands

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 one tenth of one percent (<0.1%) of the Netherlands' electricity.Hernieuwbare elektriciteit; bruto en netto productie, import en export, Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Den Haag/Heerlen 26-9-2012

Owner River Location Nominal power[MW] In service LocationNUON Meuse () Alphen14 1990Essent Meuse () Linne 11 1989NUON Rhine () Amerongen 10 1988NUON Lek Hagestein1.8 1958RijkswaterstaatWilhelmina CanalTilburg0.32020NUON Roer Roermond 0.2 2000DommelstroomDommelSint-Michielsgestel0.12016Essent Vecht Gramsbergen 0.1 1988

See also Electricity sector in the Netherlands Energy in the Netherlands Wind power in the Netherlands Solar power in the Netherlands Renewable energy in the Netherlands

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