Mellach run power plant— 16 MW Hydroelectric
Mellach run power plant is a 16 MW hydro power plant in Austria, operated by Verbund since 1985. 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 Mellach run power plant 45.6 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are HE Zlatoličje (126 MW, Hydro), Arnstein (30 MW, Hydro), and Altenmarkt (26 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Styria, approximately 90 km northeast of Graz.
41 years old
Austria, Europe
- 71. largest of 103 plants in Austria
- #20,858 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,779 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.14% of the installed capacity of Austria
41 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Verbund operates 83 plants totalling 5,930 MW
28 plants within 100 km, 2,306 MW combined
Source: Verbund
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Mellach run power plant 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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