Duernrohr power station is a 352 MW coal power station in Lower Austria, Austria. It is operated by Verbund Thermal Power GmbH & Co KG. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 441k homes (estimated). It ranks #14 of 131 Austria power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1985, it is around 41 years old — long-established. In context, coal supplies about 0.0% of Austria's electricity; the national grid averages 117 gCO₂/kWh (83.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-398.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 352 MW, Duernrohr power station is around the median coal plant in Austria (330 MW). Technically it is described as supercritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Austria coal capacity
- 17.3% of 2,031 MW across 6 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 3 of 5 dated coal plants in Austria are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Austria
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Verbund Thermal Power GmbH & Co KG.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 48.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 29% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 67/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #2 largest coal power plant of 6 in Austria by capacity.
Austria has 6 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 2,031 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Zwentendorf nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 723 MW · Lower Austria
- Theiss power station · Gas · 725 MW · Niederösterreich
- Egger Unterradlberg Dampfanlage power station · Biomass · 10 MW · Lower Austria
- Krems Industriepark power station · Gas · 41 MW · Lower Austria
- Greifenstein · Hydro · 293 MW · Lower Austria
- Korneuberg power station · Gas · 149.7 MW · Lower Austria
Location
Coordinates 48.3261, 15.9233 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Duernrohr power station?
Duernrohr power station is a 352 MW coal power plant in Lower Austria, Austria, commissioned in 1985.
Who operates Duernrohr power station?
Duernrohr power station is operated by Verbund Thermal Power GmbH & Co KG.