Schwechat Refinery power station is a 170 MW oil power station in Lower Austria, Austria. It is operated by OMV AG. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 128k homes (estimated). It ranks #35 of 131 Austria power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1975, it is around 51 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its annual emissions of 2,579,589 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 601k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 4.5% 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 GOGPT_schwechatrefinery_austri.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001000039; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as Steam. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
2,579,589 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Owner
Operated by OMV AG.
Climate zone & how it works
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 48.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
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
Austria has 1 oil power plant in this dataset, together about 170 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Freudenau Danube · Hydro · 172 MW · Lower Austria
- Vienna-Freudenau · Hydro · 172 MW · Lower Austria
- Gaming · Hydro · 14 MW · Lower Austria
- Pfaffenau power station · Biomass · 14 MW · Lower Austria
- Simmering · Gas · 1,240 MW · Lower Austria
- Donaustadt · Gas · 395 MW · Lower Austria
Location
Coordinates 48.1434, 16.4981 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Schwechat Refinery power station?
Schwechat Refinery power station is a 170 MW oil power plant in Lower Austria, Austria, commissioned in 1975.
Who operates Schwechat Refinery power station?
Schwechat Refinery power station is operated by OMV AG.
How much CO₂ does Schwechat Refinery power station emit?
Schwechat Refinery power station has measured emissions of about 2,579,589 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).