List of hydropower plants in the state of Salzburg

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The hydropower plants in the federal state of Salzburg are included in the following list. Hydroelectric power plants generate mechanical energy from the kinetic energy of the water, which can then be converted into electrical energy.

Run-of-river power plants

Name or location operator flow Height of fall Bottleneck performance Standard energy
( MWh / year)
Construction year Remarks
Arthurwerk Energie AG Upper Austria Mühlbacher Ache 263.4 m 6 MW 25,000 MWh 1928 in Sankt Johann im Pongau in the state of Salzburg . Was built in 1928 on behalf of Arthur Krupp and named after him. In 1989 the power plant was completely rebuilt.
Bischofshofen Salzburg AG Salzach 16 MW 70,000 MWh
Wastelands Energie AG Upper Austria Mühlbacher Ache 4.4 m 0.1 MW 375 MWh 2009 in Sankt Johann im Pongau in the state of Salzburg . Use the difference in altitude between the Arthurwerk power station and the Salzach .
Gamp Salzburg AG Salzach 8 MW 53,000 MWh
Grafenberg Energie AG Upper Austria Kleinarler Ache 30.3 m 0.96 MW 4,600 MWh 2013
Grossarl Energie AG Upper Austria Grossarler Ache 92 m 6.4 MW 33,300 MWh 1917 in Grossarl in the state of Salzburg , originally built by Stern & Hafferl .
Kleinarl Energie AG Upper Austria Kleinarler Ache 71.1 m 1.84 MW 8,700 MWh 1993
Kreuzberg toll Salzburg AG Salzach 18 MW 80,000 MWh
Mühlbach Energie AG Upper Austria Fellersbach, Trockenbach, Sulzenbach, Schrammbach 263 m 2 MW 10,000 MWh 1928 in Mühlbach am Hochkönig in the state of Salzburg . Run-of-river power plant with day storage. In 2005 the power plant was completely rebuilt.
Niederuntersberg Energie AG Upper Austria Grossarler Ache 3 m 0.1 MW 400 MWh 2007 in Sankt Veit im Pongau in the state of Salzburg . Use the difference in altitude between the Plankenau power plant and the Großarler Ache.
Oflek Energie AG Upper Austria Grossarler Ache 60 m 2.3 MW 9,600 MWh 2011 between Hüttschlag and Grossarl in the state of Salzburg
Plankenau Energie AG Upper Austria Grossarler Ache 153 / 157.4 m 11.2 MW 56,700 MWh 1922 in Sankt Veit im Pongau in the state of Salzburg , uses the water of the Großarler Ache along the Liechtensteinklamm as a second barrage
Red Salzburg AG Saalach 10.10 m 5 MW 27,200 MWh 2004 right at the Freilassing border crossing , where the Saalach river separates the German border town from the city of Salzburg .
Hallein floor level Salzburg AG Salzach 16 MW 81,000 MWh
Floor level fief Salzburg AG Salzach 6.6 m 13.7 MW 81,000 MWh 2013 In the course of the construction, the flood protection for the city of Salzburg was improved. The power plant also ensures that fish can pass through the Salzach.
Spannberg Energie AG Upper Austria Kleinarl Bach 49.62 / 51.49 m 1.72 MW 8,500 MWh 1987 between Kleinarl and Wagrain in the state of Salzburg , was bought by Energie AG in 1995
St. Johann Salzburg AG Salzach 10 m 16.5 MW 71,200 MWh 1991
St. Vitus Salzburg AG Salzach 16 MW 67,000 MWh
Forest in Pinzgau Salzburg AG Trattenbachtal (Oberpinzgau) 7 m 5.07 MW 16,540 MWh 2005 Eco power plant


Urstein Salzburg AG Salzach 22 MW 120,000 MWh
Throwing Parish Throwing Salzburg AG Salzach 16 MW 81,000 MWh

Storage power plants

Name or location operator River / lake Height of fall Bottleneck performance Standard energy
( MWh / year)
Construction year Remarks
Wagrain-St.Johann Energie AG Upper Austria Wagrainer Ache, Ginaubach 241.05 m 16.4 MW 63,100 MWh 1988 Tagesspeicher, in St. Johann im Pongau , State of Salzburg , was built in place of the old Wagrain power station built by Stern & Hafferl in 1919 and closed in 1985

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rott power plant - plants - origin - Salzburg AG for energy, traffic & telecommunications. (No longer available online.) In: Salzburg AG für Energie, Verkehr & Telekommunikation. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016 ; Retrieved April 11, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.salzburg-ag.at
  2. Salzburg AG: St. Johann power plant ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 6, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.salzburg-ag.at
  3. ^ Salzburg Wiki