Kaprun Limberg III hydroelectric plant

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Other names: Limberg III, Kaprun Oberstufe/Limberg III

Kaprun Limberg III hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Bezirk Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Kaprun Limberg III hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1] 2025[1] 480 MW[2] 2[2] Pumped storage[2] Verbund Hydro Power GmbH [100%][3] Verbund Hydro Power[3]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Kaprun Limberg III hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bezirk Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria[2] Salzach River[2] 47.1992, 12.7245 (exact)[2]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.waterpowermagazine.com/news/limberg-iii-pumped-storage-power-plant-officially-opened-in-austria/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220616182801/https://www.verbund.com/en-de/about-verbund/news-press/press-releases/2021/09/17/limberg3-baustart. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220818074316/https://www.verbund.com/en-de/about-verbund/power-plants/our-power-plants/kaprun-oberstufe-limberg-2. Archived from the original on 2022-08-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)