Half done

Stegenwald power plant is right on schedule

The Stegenwald power plant is half complete.(Bild: VERBUND)

The ground-breaking ceremony for the Stegenwald salt power plant took place just under a year ago. It is intended to generate as much clean electricity as 20,000 households consume on average per year. Construction is now halfway complete and is right on schedule.

The underwater section of the power plant, flood protection measures and a large part of the reservoir have already been completed. The first of two machine sets can be delivered and installed in the coming weeks. These have a total output of 14.3 megawatts and weigh 265 tons. From mid-2025, the power plant will generate renewable, domestic electricity from hydropower and thus supply around 20,000 households. This will replace 73 million kWh of fossil electricity.

Facts and figures about the power plant: 

• Construction time around 2 years
• Drop height 8.09 meters
• Output 14.3 MW
• Control energy capacity 73.8 GWh for approx. 20,000 households
• Investment 100 million euros

Good cooperation
A small celebration was recently held to mark the halfway point of construction. "The cooperation with the municipalities, landowners and neighbors was characterized by mutual appreciation and a high level of understanding from the very beginning. We would like to express our sincere thanks for this," emphasizes project manager Hannes Badura.