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Table 3
Small hydropower up to 10 MW in Western Europe
Country
Potential
(MW)
Planned SHP
(MW)
Installed capacity
(MW)
Annual generation
(GWh)
Austria 1 300 191 1 109 4 983
Belgium 92 31 61 191
France 2 615 505 2 110 6 920
Germany 1 830 98 1 732 8 043
Luxembourg 44 10 34 100
Netherlands at least 3 .. 3 8
Switzerland at least 760 .. 760 3 400
Total 6 644 >835 5 809 23 645
Sources: See country reports.
Table 3 shows the installed small hydropower
capacities, most of the information on small
hydropower potential was not available so planned
capacity additions was reported instead.
The Stream Map project i reveals that during the last 10
years new small hydropower potential in Western
Europe has been greatly affected by environmental
legislation, especially for sites in designated areas, such
as Natura 2000, and sites affected by the Water
Framework Directive, among others. Mitigation
measures will add to the costs of electricity generation.
Germany, the fourth largest country with regard to
small hydropower installed capacity within the EU,
experiences the biggest reduction of its hydropower
resource; only 7 per cent of the economically feasible
potential can be realized under current conditions.
Slightly larger environmentally compliant potential has
been identified in France (some 50 per cent). In Austria
the Stream Map project, for example, recommends
higher economical support to cover the additional
environmental costs. 14
Note
i. The Stream Map project was co-funded by the
Intelligent Energy Europe Programme of the European
Commission. It aimed to define a clear and consistent
roadmap in Europe for the small hydropower sector. It
was completed in 2012.
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