World Power Plants

St. Pantaleon52 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

St. Pantaleon is a 52 MW hydroelectric power plant in Austria, operated by Verbund since 1966. Ranked #40 of 96 hydro plants in Austria, St. Pantaleon contributes 0.57% to the country's total hydro capacity of 9,072 MW. The largest hydro plant in Austria is Malta main stage at 730 MW, making St. Pantaleon 14 times smaller. Nearby plants include Dampfkraftwerk BGH - O1 (178 MW, Gas), Braunau-Simbach (100 MW, Hydro), and Töging (85.3 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in Upper Austria, approximately 30 km from Linz.

Capacity
52 MW
Commissioning Year
1966

60 years old

Owner
Verbund
Location
48.0076°, 12.8942°

Austria, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 43. largest of 103 plants in Austria
  • #12,921 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,126 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.46% of the installed capacity of Austria
Age & fleet comparison

60 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Verbund operates 83 plants totalling 5,930 MW

Regional density

121 plants within 100 km, 9,370 MW combined

Nearest plant: Perach (12.3 km)

Data provenance

Source: Verbund

Location

Coordinates:: 48.007600, 12.894200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

St. Pantaleon is a hydro power plant producing approximately 182 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
HydroGasWind
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