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Inn River Hydropower Project advances through environmental impact studies, planning an underground powerhouse near Prutz and Ried with two 44-MW Francis turbines, a deep pressure tunnel, and a tender for EPC, equipment, and subcontractors.
The Main Points
JV hydro scheme near Prutz-Ried with Francis turbines, a pressure tunnel, and an underground powerhouse.
- Planned schedule: Jun 2010 start, Jan 2013 completion.
- EIA underway; strict EU permitting before tenders.
- Underground powerhouse between Prutz and Ried.
- 2x44 MW Francis turbines via 6.5 m pressure tunnel.
- JV: Verbund 50%, TIWAG 36%, Engadiner Kraftwerke 14%.
A new hydropower plant is planned for the Upper Inn Valley in Austria. Austrian energy providers Verbund AG, TIWAG and Engadiner Kraftwerke AG will unite their strengths and invest about $500 million (350 million euros) in the construction of an 88-megawatt (MW) hydropower plant.
Construction is planned to begin June 2010, with completion set for January 2013. At the moment, the project is in the midst of environmental impact studies — the strictest permitting procedure in Europe, similar to initiatives on the Mur River hydropower front across Austria.
After receiving approvals, the project company Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Inn GmbH will open a tender to select the engineering firm, equipment supplier and subcontractors, with market activity by Siemens in gas-fired projects shaping expectations.
The powerhouse will be constructed between the Austrian villages Prutz and Ried, close to the Inn River. Two 44-MW Francis turbines and generators will be placed in a subterranean shaft, unlike a multifuel power station configuration found elsewhere that combines NG, wood and waste. The turbines will be driven by the Inn River, which will be dammed more than 20 kilometers upstream. The pressure tunnel, which will conduct the water to the turbines, will have a diameter of 6.5 meters and will be 130 to 1,200 meters deep. After being used, the water will re-enter the Inn via a subterranean duct.
Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Inn GmbH is a joint venture of Verbund AG (50%), TIWAG (36%) and Engadiner Kraftwerke AG (14%). At the moment TIWAG is conducting the permitting process for the 180-MW Kuehtai II Pumped storage plant, while railway power plant efficiency initiatives progress elsewhere in Austria. The Verbund subsidiary Verbund-Austrian Hydro Power is also advancing with the company's Reisseck II (430 MW) and Limberg II (480 MW) projects, while Austrian wind power investments continue in parallel nationally.
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