Schwarzach is a 120MW hydro power project. It is located on Salzach river/basin in Salzburg, Austria. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 1954 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1960. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is currently owned by VERBUND Hydro Power with a stake of 100%.

Schwarzach is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 1.8 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project is 149m. The project generated 486.441 GWh of electricity.

Development status

The project construction commenced in 1954 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1960.

Contractors involved

Voith Hydro Holding was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 units of francis turbines, each with 34.4MW nameplate capacity.

Andritz Hydro supplied electric generator(s) for the project. The generator capacity is 35 MVA.

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This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.