The Hydroelectric Power Station
The Hydroelectric Power Station
- Das Donaukraftwerk Ybbs-Persenbeug
Work on the oldest Austrian hydroelectric power station began in 1940. However, after the outbreak of war the plan was cancelled in 1943. In 1954 the construction of the stationwith its 6 turbines was tackled again, being finally finished in 1959.
The station Ybbs-Persenbeug consists of a lock and two independently working power plants, which are arranged on the northern and southern Danube bank.
