World Power Plants

Mandling6 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Mandling is a 6 MW hydroelectric power plant in Austria, operated by Verbund since 1985. Ranked #83 of 96 hydro plants in Austria. This plant's 6 MW accounts for 0.07% of Austria's total hydro capacity of 9,072 MW. The largest hydro plant in Austria is Malta main stage at 730 MW, making Mandling 121 times smaller. Nearby plants include Malta main stage (730 MW, Hydro) and Schwarzach (120 MW, Hydro). It is located in Styria, approximately 50 km from Graz.

Capacity
6 MW
Commissioning Year
1985

41 years old

Owner
Verbund
Location
47.4000°, 13.5667°

Austria, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 90. largest of 103 plants in Austria
  • #27,327 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #6,179 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.05% of the installed capacity of Austria
Age & fleet comparison

41 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Verbund operates 83 plants totalling 5,930 MW

Regional density

43 plants within 100 km, 3,078 MW combined

Nearest plant: Rabenstein (10.4 km)

Data provenance

Source: Verbund

Location

Coordinates:: 47.400000, 13.566700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Mandling is a hydro power plant producing approximately 21 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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