Austria Plans Biggest Hydro Power Plant in its History

EnergyRenewables ♦ Published: January 26, 2013; 20:35 ♦ (Vindobona)

In Southwestern Styria, Verbund, Austrian Railways and the Styrian energy supplier EStAG want invest more than € 1.0bn in a new hydro power plant.

Austria Plans Biggest Hydro Power Plant in its History / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Until now, the project was kept as a secret. At the end of this week, the planned hydro power plant was presented to the concerned municipalities. The electrical output is expected to reach 1,000 MW. The power plant would come on stream in 2020. With the biggest Austrian energy group Verbund, Austrian Railways (ÖBB) and the regional energy supplier EStAG, the investors will all come…