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 Schärding-Neuhaus is getting a modern fish pass.
| Owner | Österreichisch-Bayerische Kraftwerke AG |
|---|---|
| Operator | Grenzkraftwerke GmbH |
| Commissioning | 1966 |
| Type | Run-of-river power plant |
| Country | Austria |
| Region | Bavaria, Upper Austria |
| Waters | Inn |
| Output | 96 MW |
| Annual output | 541,800 MWh |
| Turbine | Kaplan |
| Connectivity | No fish bypass |
The construction of a fish bypass at the Schärding-Neuhaus power plant is currently being planned.
The construction of the power plant and the reservoir area has created unique, new habitats for flora and fauna with the waterbody and the newly created siltation areas. On the Austrian and Bavarian sides, an extensive bird paradise was created between Reichersberg, the Antiesen mouth and Bad Füssing. Rare species of bird, such as night heron, purple heron, little bittern and pintail duck have found a new home here. Compared to the years before the power plant’s construction, many more breeding birds and migratory birds populate the reservoir area today.
