Werk Linz power station is a 153 MW gas power station in Oberösterreich, Austria. It is operated by Voestalpine AG [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 172k homes (estimated). It ranks #38 of 131 Austria power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1995, it is around 31 years old — long-established. 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 GOGPT_werklinz_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 · L100000400015; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 153 MW, Werk Linz power station is around the median gas plant in Austria (153 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. 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.
Key facts
- Share of Austria gas capacity
- 3.1% of 4,974 MW across 15 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 3 of 14 dated gas 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 gas plants in Austria
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Voestalpine AG [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. 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 37% 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: 73/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
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 #8 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
- Linz Süd power station · Gas · 172 MW · Upper Austria
- Linz Mitte power station · Gas · 217 MW · Upper Austria
- Abwinden-Asten · Hydro · 168 MW · Upper Austria
- Enns Power Station · Coal · 800 MW · Upper Austria
- Ottensheim-Wilhering · Hydro · 179 MW · Upper Austria
- Staning · Hydro · 43 MW · Lower Austria
Location
Coordinates 48.28373236, 14.34068327 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Werk Linz power station?
Werk Linz power station is a 153 MW gas power plant in Oberösterreich, Austria, commissioned in 1995.
Who operates Werk Linz power station?
Werk Linz power station is operated by Voestalpine AG [100%].