Melk is an 187MW hydro power project. It is located on Donau river/basin in Lower Austria, Austria. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1979 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1981.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 187 | 187 | – | Active | Lower Austria, Austria |
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Description
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The project is currently owned by VERBUND Hydro Power with a stake of 100%.
Melk is a run-of-river project. The gross head and net head of the project are 9.6m and 8.2m respectively. The project generated 1,221.6 GWh of electricity.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 1979 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1981.
Contractors Involved
The turbines for the hydro power project have been supplied by Andritz Hydro and Voith Hydro Holding.
Andritz Hydro supplied 9 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 23 MVA.
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