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List of power stations in Austria

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The following page lists all power stations in Austria. For generation of traction current see List of installations for 15 kV AC railway electrification in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, for that of Mariazeller Bahn, see Mariazeller Bahn#Power Supply.

Thermal

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Fossil

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Station Location Geographical Coordinates Capacity (MW) Status Refs
Simmering Power Station Vienna 48°10′52″N 16°26′06″E / 48.1810139°N 16.4349694°E / 48.1810139; 16.4349694 (Simmering Power Station) 1125 [1]
Mellach Gasturbine Power Station Fernitz-Mellach 46°54′33″N 15°29′30″E / 46.9090868°N 15.4915468°E / 46.9090868; 15.4915468 (Mellach Steam Power Station) 832
Theiss Power Station Gedersdorf 48°23′37″N 15°42′33″E / 48.3936111°N 15.7091667°E / 48.3936111; 15.7091667 (Theiss Power Station) 775
Timelkam Power Station Timelkam 48.0122°N

13.5895°E

405
Donaustadt Power Station Vienna 48°11′54″N 16°27′46″E / 48.1984417°N 16.4628111°E / 48.1984417; 16.4628111 (Donaustadt Power Station) 388
Dürnrohr Power Station Zwentendorf-Dürnrohr 48°19′20″N 15°55′14″E / 48.322222°N 15.920556°E / 48.322222; 15.920556 (Dürnrohr Power Station) 352 since 2019 only natural gas
using also the steam of the Dürnrohr Waste power station
Voitsberg Power Station Voitsberg 47°03′05″N 15°08′00″E / 47.0513889°N 15.1333333°E / 47.0513889; 15.1333333 (Voitsberg Power Station) 330 closed 2012
Mellach Power Station Fernitz-Mellach 46°54′39″N 15°29′20″E / 46.9107574°N 15.489006°E / 46.9107574; 15.489006 (Mellach Power Station) 246 since 2020 only natural gas
Linz-Mitte Power Station Linz 48°17′59″N 14°19′25″E / 48.2997778°N 14.3235139°E / 48.2997778; 14.3235139 (Fernheizkraftwerk Mitte Linz) 217
Riedersbach Power Station Riedersbach 48°01′54″N 12°50′35″E / 48.0317694°N 12.8431222°E / 48.0317694; 12.8431222 (Riedersbach Power Station) 176 closed 2016
Neudorf Steam Power Station Neudorf ob Wildon 46°54′30″N 15°28′58″E / 46.9084278°N 15.4828417°E / 46.9084278; 15.4828417 (Neudorf Steam Power Station) 164 closed 2014
Korneuburg Power Station Korneuburg 48°19′55″N 16°20′23″E / 48.3319278°N 16.3397944°E / 48.3319278; 16.3397944 (Korneuburg Power Station) 154
Spittelau Power Station Vienna 48°14′04″N 16°21′34″E / 48.2345806°N 16.3593917°E / 48.2345806; 16.3593917 (Spittelau Power Station) 60
Chimney of Peisching Heating Power Plant Neunkirchen 47°43′32″N 16°06′22″E / 47.7255472°N 16.1061833°E / 47.7255472; 16.1061833 (Peisching Heating Power Plant)

Nuclear

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Station Location Geographical Coordinates Capacity (MW) Status Refs
Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant Zwentendorf 48°21′16″N 15°53′05″E / 48.354444°N 15.884722°E / 48.354444; 15.884722 (Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant) 692 MW Completed but never in operation [2]

Renewable

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Biomass

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Station Location Coordinates Electric Capacity (MW) District heat Capacity (MW) Year
Kraftwerk Simmering Biomasse Vienna 16 37,0
Biomassekraftwerk Timelkam Timelkam 8 15,0
Biomassekraftwerk Neudörfl Neudörfl 8 25,0 2006 -
Biomasseheizkraftwerk Kufstein Kufstein 6,5 16
Biomasseheizkraftwerk Steyr [3] Steyr 48°03′46″N 14°27′27″E / 48.062809°N 14.457407°E / 48.062809; 14.457407 (Bioenergie Steyr, Biomass Power Plant) 5,7 20,0 2012 -
Biomasseheizkraftwerk Mödling Mödling 5,0 15,0 2006 -
Biomasseheizkraftwerk Baden Baden bei Wien 47°59′33″N 16°15′41″E / 47.99242°N 16.261525°E / 47.99242; 16.261525 (Biomass Power Plant Baden) 5,0 15,0 2006 -
Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung Längenfeld Längenfeld 1,1 11,7

Hydroelectric

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Station Location Coordinates Capacity (MW) Refs
Häusling (Zillergründl) Power Plant Mayrhofen 47°08′46″N 11°58′02″E / 47.14611°N 11.96722°E / 47.14611; 11.96722 (Häusling Power Plant) 360
Kops II Pumped-storage Hydroelectric Power Station[4] Gaschurn 46°58′31″N 10°02′41″E / 46.975278°N 10.044722°E / 46.975278; 10.044722 (Kops II Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Power Station) 450 [5]
Abwinden-Asten Run-of-River Power Plant Abwinden 168 [6]
Melk Run-of-River Power Plant Melk 48°07′59″N 15°10′53″E / 48.1330°N 15.1813°E / 48.1330; 15.1813 (Melk Run-of-River Power Plant) 187 [7]
Greifenstein Run-of-River Power Plant Greifenstein 48°12′41″N 16°08′36″E / 48.2114°N 16.1433°E / 48.2114; 16.1433 (Greifenstein Run-of-River Power Plant) 293 [8]
Kraftwerksgruppe Fragant Pumped-storage Hydroelectric Power Station[4] Ausserfragant 178 [5]
Malta-Reisseck Power Plant Group Carinthia 46°52′14″N 13°19′46″E / 46.87056°N 13.32944°E / 46.87056; 13.32944 (Malta-Reisseck Power Plant Group) 1,026
Rodundwerk II Pumped-storage Hydroelectric Power Station Vandans 47°05′04″N 9°52′29″E / 47.0845776°N 9.8746437°E / 47.0845776; 9.8746437 (Rodundwerk II Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Power Station) 276 [5]
Kraftwerk Kaunertal Kaunertal 325 - 392
Kraftwerk Imst Run-of-the-river Power Plant Imst 89
Kraftwerksgruppe Sellrain-Silz Kühtai 781
Achenseekraftwerk Jenbach 79
Kraftwerk Kirchbichl Run-of-the-river Power Plant Kirchbichl 25
Kraftwerk Langkampfen Run-of-the-river Power Plant Langkampfen 32
Amlach power station Amlach 60
Freudenau Vienna 172 [9]

Wind Turbines

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Other Steam-Electric Plants in Austria". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Nuclear Power Plants in Austria, Italy & Switzerland". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 20 October 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Web page Bioenergie Steyr GmbH". Archived from the original on 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  4. ^ a b Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Plants in Austria - Industcards
  5. ^ a b c "Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Plants in Austria". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Abwinden-Asten power plant on the Danube".
  7. ^ "VERBUND - Ihr Partner für erneuerbare Energien in Deutschland".
  8. ^ "ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, Installed Capacity per Production Unit". European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity. 2022.
  9. ^ "Freudenau Hydroelectric Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 20 April 2014.