Koralpe is a 50MW hydro power project. It is located on Feistritz river/basin in Carinthia, Austria. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1987 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2011.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Hydropower 50 50 Active Carinthia, Austria

Description

The project is currently owned by Karntner Elektrizitats-Aktiengesellschaft.

Koralpe is a pumped storage project. The project generated 160 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $71.313m.

Development Status

The project construction commenced in 1987 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2011.

Contractors Involved

Voith Hydro Holding was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 1 unit of pelton turbine with 50MW nameplate capacity.

Andritz Hydro supplied electric generator(s) for the project.

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