St. Martin is a 10 MW hydro power plant in Austria, operated by Verbund since 1965. Ranked #80 of 96 hydro plants in Austria. Its 10 MW represents 0.11% of Austria's 9,072 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Austria is Malta main stage at 730 MW, making St. Martin 73 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Arnstein (30 MW, Hydro) and Pernegg (22 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Styria, approximately 150 km south of Vienna.
61 years old
Austria, Europe
- 86. largest of 103 plants in Austria
- #23,753 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,463 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.09% of the installed capacity of Austria
61 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Verbund operates 83 plants totalling 5,930 MW
32 plants within 100 km, 1,240 MW combined
Source: Verbund
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
St. Martin is a hydro power plant producing approximately 35 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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