The Salzach is to supply more energy: Stegenwald is to be followed by an even larger power plant

2023-06-05 02:01:00

While work has begun in Stegenwald, Salzburg AG is mulling over plans for an even larger power plant a few kilometers downstream.

Excavators, wheel loaders, dump trucks, cranes: In the meantime, heavy equipment has been driven up the Salzach in Stegenwald. The first major earth movements have already taken place. Salzburg AG and Verbund are building a new hydroelectric power station here for around 100 million euros over the next two and a half years. With an annual generation of almost 73 gigawatt hours, the Stegenwald power plant will in future be able to supply around 20,000 households with electricity.

This means that the potential of Salzburg’s largest river has not been exhausted. In the future, the Salzach is to be used much more intensively in terms of energy …

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