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Take a look behind the scenes of Austrias and Bavarias largest hydropower electricity producer
The planned LIFE Blue Belt Danube Inn project aims at connecting precious habitats on the Inn and Danube with each other and improving the habitat conditions within the Natura 2000 areas. As part of the project, the Inn power plant Passau-Ingling is getting a modern fish pass.
Owner | Österreichisch-Bayerische Kraftwerke AG |
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Operator | Grenzkraftwerke GmbH |
Commissioning | 1966 |
Type | Run-of-river power plant |
Country | Austria, Germany |
Region | Upper Austria, Bavaria |
Waters | Inn |
Output | 86 MW |
Annual output | 504,700 MWh |
Turbine | Kaplan |
Connectivity | No fish bypass |
A fish bypass at the Passau-Ingling run-of-river power plant is currently being planned.
As part of the EU project LIFE Blue Belt Danube Inn, the power plant will be equipped with a technical fish pass.
Wherever ecologically valuable and technically feasible, VERBUND has set itself the goal of guaranteeing consistency for domestic fish and aquatic life at the locations of its hydropower plants.