Rabenstein Run-of-River Power Plant

VERBUND's power plant at Rabenstein is a run-of-river plant situated on the river Mur and in the municipality of Frohnleiten in Styria.

14,786 households

supplies the Rabenstein power plant

50,248 fewer
tonnes of CO2*

200 metre-long fish bypass

available

Certified in accordance with ISO14001

*Source: ENTSO-E Production 2017

The run-of-river power plant was built between 1984 and 1987, consists of two Kaplan bulb turbines and generates approximately 65 GWh of electricity annually.

Digital power plant Rabenstein: Hydropower 4.0

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Owner	VERBUND Hydro Power GmbH
Operator	VERBUND Hydro Power GmbH
Commissioning	1987
Type	Run-of-river power plant
Country	Austria
Region	Styria
Waters	Mur
Output	14 MW
Annual output	65,981 MWh
Turbine	Kaplan
Connectivity	Fish bypass

Ecology & environmental protection

Fish bypass: In 2002, a fish ladder with a length of approx. 200 metres was installed at the Rabenstein power plant. The total height to overcome at low water is approx. 9 metres. The fish bypass consists of a basin pass followed by a near-natural pond pass. <o:p></o:p>

Fish bypasses safeguard the variety of species

Powerhouse: Each of the two horizontally installed machine sets consists of a Kaplan bulb turbine with a nominal output of 7,000 kW and a three-phase synchronous generator with a nominal output of 7,600 kVA, as well as two block transformers with a nominal voltage of 4.5/20 kV.

Weir system: The hydraulically operated weir closures have segments with flaps.