Braunau-Simbach is a 100 MW hydro power plant in Austria, operated by Verbund since 1954. Ranked #27 of 96 hydro plants in Austria. Its 100 MW represents 1.1% of Austria's total hydro capacity of 9,072 MW. The largest hydro plant in Austria is Malta main stage at 730 MW, making Braunau-Simbach 7.3 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Dampfkraftwerk BGH - O1 (178 MW, Gas), Kraftwerk Passau-Ingling (86.4 MW, Hydro), and Passau-Ingling (86 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Upper Austria, approximately 30 km from Linz.
72 years old
Austria, Europe
- 30. largest of 103 plants in Austria
- #10,039 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,293 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.89% of the installed capacity of Austria
72 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Verbund operates 83 plants totalling 5,930 MW
117 plants within 100 km, 7,282 MW combined
Source: Verbund
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Braunau-Simbach is a hydro power plant producing approximately 350 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Austria- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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