Garsten-St. Ulrich Hydroelectric Power Station
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| Garsten-St. Ulrich Hydroelectric Power Station | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Kraftwerk Garsten-St. Ulrich |
| Location | Garsten, Upper Austria, Austria |
| Coordinates | 48°01′06″N 14°24′42″E / 48.018248°N 14.411740°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1965 |
| Opening date | 1967 |
| Owner | Ennskraftwerke AG |
| Operator | Ennskraftwerke AG |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete gravity dam |
| Impounds | Enns |
| Spillway type | Over the dam |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 1967 |
| Hydraulic head | 13.3 m |
| Turbines | Kaplan turbines 2 × 15.5 MW, 1 × 1.943 MW |
| Installed capacity | 35.3 MW |
| Annual generation | 157 GWh |
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.
Construction of the power station began in 1965. It was operational in 1967. Garsten-St. Ulrich is owned and operated by Ennskraftwerke AG.[1]
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.