Technical description
Turbines and generators: The powerhouse is equipped with nine 39,000 kW bulb turbine sets. With an impeller diameter of 6 metres and four blades, the turbines are amongst the bigger ones on the Danube.
Transformers: The plant has three 135,000 kVA block transformers for raising the voltage from 7.75 kV to 235 kV.
Weir system: The barriers for the weir system comprise six 24 metre-wide pressure segments with weir gates, which were installed in sections due to their size.
The Altenwörth power plant was built between 1973 and 1976, and was jointly financed by Energie AG Oberösterreich, Salzburg AG and VKW.