Dionysen is a 16 MW hydro power plant in Austria, operated by Verbund since 1949. Ranked #65 of 96 hydro plants in Austria. Its 16 MW represents 0.18% of Austria's 9,072 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Austria is Malta main stage at 730 MW, making Dionysen 45.6 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Arnstein (30 MW, Hydro), Pernegg (22 MW, Hydro), and Laufnitzdorf (18 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Styria, approximately 80 km northeast of Graz.
77 years old
Austria, Europe
- 71. largest of 103 plants in Austria
- #20,855 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,779 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.14% of the installed capacity of Austria
77 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Verbund operates 83 plants totalling 5,930 MW
32 plants within 100 km, 1,234 MW combined
Source: Verbund
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Dionysen is a hydro power plant producing approximately 56 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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