St Andrae power station is a 192 MW coal power station in Carinthia, Austria. It is operated by Verbund Hydro Power GmbH [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 240k homes (estimated). It ranks #29 of 131 Austria power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1996, it is around 30 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 GEM_coa_standrae_austr.
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
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 192 MW, St Andrae power station is below the median coal plant in Austria (330 MW). 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
- 9.5% of 2,031 MW across 6 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 4 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 Hydro Power GmbH [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 46.8°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
The #5 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
- Schwabeck · Hydro · 79 MW · Carinthia
- Fundermax power station · Biomass · 10 MW · Carinthia
- Arnstein · Hydro · 30 MW · Styria
- Voitsberg power station · Coal · 330 MW · Styria
- Ferlach Maria Rain · Hydro · 75 MW · Carinthia
- Sostanj (TEŠ) · Coal · 1,029 MW · Sostanj
Location
Coordinates 46.75, 14.816667 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is St Andrae power station?
St Andrae power station is a 192 MW coal power plant in Carinthia, Austria, commissioned in 1996.
Who operates St Andrae power station?
St Andrae power station is operated by Verbund Hydro Power GmbH [100%].