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| Station | Location | Geographical Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Status | Refs |
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| Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant | Zwentendorf | 48°21′16″N15°53′05″E / 48.354444°N 15.884722°E | 692 MW | Completed but never in operation | [2] |
The following page lists all power stations in Austria . For generation of traction current see List of installations for 15 kV AC railway electrification in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, for that of Mariazeller Bahn, see Mariazeller Bahn#Power Supply.
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| Station | Location | Geographical Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Status | Refs |
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| Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant | Zwentendorf | 48°21′16″N15°53′05″E / 48.354444°N 15.884722°E | 692 MW | Completed but never in operation | [2] |
| Station | Location | Coordinates | Electric Capacity (MW) | District heat Capacity (MW) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraftwerk Simmering Biomasse | Vienna | 16 | 37,0 | ||
| Biomassekraftwerk Timelkam | Timelkam | 8 | 15,0 | ||
| Biomassekraftwerk Neudörfl | Neudörfl | 8 | 25,0 | 2006 - | |
| Biomasseheizkraftwerk Kufstein | Kufstein | 6,5 | 16 | ||
| Biomasseheizkraftwerk Steyr [3] | Steyr | 48°03′46″N14°27′27″E / 48.062809°N 14.457407°E | 5,7 | 20,0 | 2012 - |
| Biomasseheizkraftwerk Mödling | Mödling | 5,0 | 15,0 | 2006 - | |
| Biomasseheizkraftwerk Baden | Baden bei Wien | 47°59′33″N16°15′41″E / 47.99242°N 16.261525°E | 5,0 | 15,0 | 2006 - |
| Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung Längenfeld | Längenfeld | 1,1 | 11,7 | ||
| Station | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Häusling (Zillergründl) Power Plant | Mayrhofen | 47°08′46″N11°58′02″E / 47.14611°N 11.96722°E | 360 | |
| Kops II Pumped-storage Hydroelectric Power Station [4] | Gaschurn | 46°58′31″N10°02′41″E / 46.975278°N 10.044722°E | 450 | [5] |
| Abwinden-Asten Run-of-River Power Plant | Abwinden | 168 | [6] | |
| Melk Run-of-River Power Plant | Melk | 48°07′59″N15°10′53″E / 48.1330°N 15.1813°E | 187 | [7] |
| Greifenstein Run-of-River Power Plant | Greifenstein | 48°12′41″N16°08′36″E / 48.2114°N 16.1433°E | 293 | [8] |
| Kraftwerksgruppe Fragant Pumped-storage Hydroelectric Power Station [4] | Ausserfragant | 178 | [5] | |
| Malta-Reisseck Power Plant Group | Carinthia | 46°52′14″N13°19′46″E / 46.87056°N 13.32944°E | 1,026 | |
| Rodundwerk II Pumped-storage Hydroelectric Power Station | Vandans | 47°05′04″N9°52′29″E / 47.0845776°N 9.8746437°E | 276 | [5] |
| Kraftwerk Kaunertal | Kaunertal | 325 - 392 | ||
| Kraftwerk Imst Run-of-the-river Power Plant | Imst | 89 | ||
| Kraftwerksgruppe Sellrain-Silz | Kühtai | 781 | ||
| Achenseekraftwerk | Jenbach | 79 | ||
| Kraftwerk Kirchbichl Run-of-the-river Power Plant | Kirchbichl | 25 | ||
| Kraftwerk Langkampfen Run-of-the-river Power Plant | Langkampfen | 32 | ||
| Amlach power station | Amlach | 60 | ||
| Freudenau | Vienna | 172 | [9] |
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