Korneuberg power station is a 149.7 MW gas power station in Lower Austria, Austria. It ranks #39 of 131 Austria power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1983, it is around 43 years old — long-established. Its modelled annual emissions are 159,830 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 37k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 11.9% 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-393.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: Climate TRACE; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 149.7 MW, Korneuberg power station is around the median gas plant in Austria (153 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~159,830 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #9 largest gas power plant of 15 in Austria by capacity.
Austria has 15 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 4,974 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Greifenstein · Hydro · 293 MW · Lower Austria
- Leopoldau power station · Gas · 140 MW · Vienna
- Spittelau power station · Biomass · 13 MW · Vienna
- Donaustadt · Gas · 395 MW · Lower Austria
- Simmering · Gas · 1,240 MW · Lower Austria
- Pfaffenau power station · Biomass · 14 MW · Lower Austria
Location
Coordinates 48.3317, 16.3392 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Korneuberg power station?
Korneuberg power station is a 149.7 MW gas power plant in Lower Austria, Austria, commissioned in 1983.
How much CO₂ does Korneuberg power station emit?
Korneuberg power station has modelled emissions of about 159,830 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).