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Hieflau63 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Hieflau is a 63 MW hydro power plant in Austria, operated by Verbund since its commissioning. Ranked #37 of 96 hydro plants in Austria, Hieflau's 63 MW represents 0.69% of Austria's total hydro capacity of 9,072 MW. The largest hydro plant in Austria is Malta main stage at 730 MW, making Hieflau 11.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ternberg (40 MW, Hydro), Losenstein (39 MW, Hydro), and Krippau (30 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Styria, approximately 90 km northeast of Graz.

Capacity
63 MW
Commissioning Year
2002

24 years old

Owner
Verbund
Location
47.6000°, 14.7333°

Austria, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 40. largest of 103 plants in Austria
  • #12,130 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,884 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.56% of the installed capacity of Austria
Age & fleet comparison

24 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Verbund operates 83 plants totalling 5,930 MW

Regional density

34 plants within 100 km, 1,903 MW combined

Nearest plant: Landl (5.7 km)

Data provenance

Source: Verbund

Location

Coordinates:: 47.600000, 14.733300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Hieflau is a hydro power plant producing approximately 221 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

AustriaEnergy Profile

103
Total Plants
11.2 GW
Total Capacity
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