Power plants in Austria

Name: Power plants in Austria
Creator: PowerAtlas
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

A directory of 131 power plants in Austria with a combined installed capacity of 16,580 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

131power plants

16,580MW total capacity

7fuel types

20with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Austria)

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Austria electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

117gCO₂/kWh grid intensity

83.6%low-carbon electricity

83.6%renewables

16.4%fossil fuels

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

The state of Austria’s power emissions

Across the 20 Austria power plants carrying an asset-level CO₂ figure in this open dataset, total emissions are about 6.2 Mt CO₂/yr. The single largest emitter, Schwechat Refinery power station (oil), accounts for about 42% of that 20-plant reported subset (not of the whole country). The top three owners — OMV AG, Wien Energie, Verbund Thermal Power GmbH & Co KG — control roughly 77% of that 20-plant reported subset. Most of these plants sit in a temperate Köppen climate zone.

Largest emitters (Mt CO₂/yr)

Emissions by owner (Mt CO₂/yr)

CO₂ — measured (US EPA / EU ETS) or modelled (Climate TRACE), per plant · backbone WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0) · climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.

Largest plants in Austria

#	Plant	Fuel	MW
1	Simmering	Gas	1,240
2	Mellach power station	Gas	1,084
3	Enns Power Station	Coal	800
4	Malta main stage	Hydro	730
5	Theiss power station	Gas	725
6	Kopswerk II	Hydro	525
7	KW Silz	Hydro	500
8	Kaprun Limberg II	Hydro	480
9	Timelkam	Gas	400
10	Donaustadt	Gas	395
11	KW Kaunertal	Hydro	392
12	Mayrhofen	Hydro	355
13	Duernrohr power station	Coal	352
14	Voitsberg power station	Coal	330
15	Rodundwerk II	Hydro	295
16	Greifenstein	Hydro	293
17	KW Kühtai	Hydro	289
18	Aschach	Hydro	287
19	Lünerseewerk	Hydro	280
20	Kaprun Oberstufe	Hydro	260

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Browse by fuel

Hydro (96)Gas (14)

Power plants in Austria by region

Styria (31)Lower Austria (20)Upper Austria (18)Salzburg (18)Carinthia (13)Tyrol (12)

Cite this

Inzonex PowerAtlas (2026). Asset-level power-plant CO2 emissions — Austria. Derived from WRI GPPD, Climate TRACE, US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/poweratlas/austria/

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Austria?

There are 129 current or operating power-plant records in Austria in this open dataset, with about 16,580 MW of capacity. Historical and pipeline records remain available separately.

What is the largest power plant in Austria?

Simmering is the largest at about 1,240 MW (gas).

What fuels generate electricity in Austria?

The most common plant type in this dataset is hydro (96 plants), across 7 fuel types in total.

How clean is Austria's electricity grid?

Austria's grid carbon intensity is about 117 gCO₂/kWh, with 83.6% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).