Wien-Freudenau is a 172MW hydro power project. It is located on Danube river/basin in Vienna, Austria. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1992 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1999.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Hydropower 172 172 Active Vienna, Austria

Description

The project is currently owned by VERBUND Hydro Power.

Wien-Freudenau is a run-of-river project. The net head of the project is 10.8m. The project generated 1,052 GWh of electricity.

Development Status

The project construction commenced in 1992 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1999.

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Contractors Involved

VA Tech Hydro was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 6 units of bulb turbines, each with 29MW nameplate capacity.

VA Tech Hydro supplied 6 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 32 MVA.

Methodology

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