Garsten-St. Ulrich Hydroelectric Power Station

Garsten-St. Ulrich Hydroelectric Power Station (German: Kraftwerk Garsten-St. Ulrich) is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the Enns. It is located in Garsten municipality, state of Upper Austria, Austria.

Garsten-St. Ulrich Hydroelectric Power Station
Garsten-St. Ulrich Hydroelectric Power Station is located in Austria
Garsten-St. Ulrich Hydroelectric Power Station
Location of Garsten-St. Ulrich Hydroelectric Power Station in Austria
Official nameKraftwerk Garsten-St. Ulrich
LocationGarsten, Upper Austria, Austria
Coordinates48.018248°N 14.411740°E / 48.018248; 14.411740
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began1965
Opening date1967
Owner(s)Ennskraftwerke AG
Operator(s)Ennskraftwerke AG
Dam and spillways
Type of damConcrete gravity dam
ImpoundsEnns
Spillway typeOver the dam
Commission date1967
Hydraulic head13.3 m
TurbinesKaplan turbines
2 × 15.5 MW,
1 × 1.943 MW
Installed capacity35.3 MW
Annual generation157 GWh

Construction of the power station began in 1965. It was operational in 1967. Garsten-St. Ulrich is owned and operated by Ennskraftwerke AG.[1]

Dam

Garsten-St. Ulrich dam consists of a weir with 3 sluice gates on the left side and a machine hall (length 50 m, width 48,2 m, height 36,5 m) on the right side.[1]

Reservoir

The dam creates a small reservoir.

Power station

The power station contains 3 Kaplan turbine-generators, two with 15.5 MW each and one with 1.943 MW. The total nameplate capacity is 35.3 MW. Its average annual generation is 157 GWh. The turbines were provided by Andritz and Escher Wyss; the generators by ELIN and Wiener Starkstromwerke.[1]

The maximum hydraulic head is 13.3 m. The maximum flow for all turbines is 286 m³/s.[2]

References
  1. "Laufkraftwerk Garsten-St. Ulrich" (in German). Verbund. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  2. "Kraftwerk Garsten" (in German). Ennskraftwerke AG. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
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