Kreuzbergmaut Hydroelectric Power Station Explained

Kreuzbergmaut Hydroelectric Power Station
Name Official:Kraftwerk Kreuzbergmaut
Location Map:Austria
Coordinates:47.4413°N 13.2105°W
Location:Pfarrwerfen, Salzburg, Austria
Purpose:Power
Status:O
Owner:Verbund, Salzburg AG
Operator:Salzburg AG
Dam Type:Concrete gravity dam
Dam Crosses:Salzach
Spillway Type:Over the dam
Res Elevation:537 m
Plant Commission:1995
Plant Hydraulic Head:10.87 m
Plant Turbines:Kaplan-type 2 × 9.975 MW
Plant Capacity:17.7
Plant Annual Gen:80 GWh

Kreuzbergmaut Hydroelectric Power Station (German: Kraftwerk Kreuzbergmaut|links=no) is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the Salzach. It is located in Pfarrwerfen municipality, state of Salzburg, Austria.

Construction of the power station began in 1993. It was operational in 1995. Kreuzbergmaut is owned by Verbund and Salzburg AG. The operator is Salzburg AG.

Dam

Kreuzbergmaut dam consists of a weir (length 36 m) with 3 sluice gates on the left side and a machine hall on the right side.

Reservoir

The dam creates a small reservoir with a length of 2.7 km. The normal reservoir level is 537 m a.s.l.

Power station

The power station contains 2 Kaplan turbine-generators with 9.975 MW each. The total nameplate capacity is 17.7 MW. Its average annual generation is 80 GWh. The turbines were provided by NOELL and the generators by ABB.

The maximum hydraulic head is 10.87 m. The maximum flow per turbine is 97 m³/s.

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