Power plant · Austria
KW Donaustadt
KW Donaustadt is a gas power plant in Austria, with 395 MW of capacity, operated by Wien Energie GmbH.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Austria | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Vienna | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Primavesigasse 1, 1220 Wien | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2001 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Wien Energie GmbH | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 395 MW | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 383 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas (registered as Fossil Gas) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Activity | Combustion of fuels | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Verified emissions | 602,238 tCO2e (in 2025) | EU Union Registry public data · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 14W-PROD-DO----O | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 48.1830, 16.4500 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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4 sources record KW Donaustadt; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| KW Donaustadt | asset:eic:14W-PROD-DO----O | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Wien Energie - KW Donaustadt | asset:eu-ets:at-85 | EU Union Registry public data | Same name and coordinates |
| Donaustadt power station | asset:wikidata:Q1158820 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
| Donaustadt | asset:opsd:14W-PROD-DO----O | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
KW Donaustadt is the 14th-largest of 123 power plants in Austria by capacity; its 395 MW is 1.8% of the 22,272 MW we hold for Austria. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 14th of 123 | 22,272 MW | 1.8% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,294th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Verified emissions: 602,238 tCO2e
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 6 CO2 emitters (5,073,761 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wien Energie - KW Simmering 1+2 | CO2 emitter | 904,038 tCO2e | — | 1.5 km |
| Wien Energie - KW Simmering 3 | CO2 emitter | 213,388 tCO2e | — | 1.7 km |
| Wien Energie - KW Donaustadt | CO2 emitter | 602,238 tCO2e | — | 1.8 km |
Operator and place
More from Wien Energie GmbH
- wind farm Trumau27.6 MW
- Wien Energie - KW Simmering 1+2904,038 tCO2e
- Wien Energie - KW Simmering 3213,388 tCO2e
Other power plants in Austria
- KW Simmering1,272 MW
- GDK-Mellach838 MW
- Mellach CC power plant838 MW
- Malta-Hauptstufe730 MW
- Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant700 MW
- Kraftwerk Theiß615 MW
- illwerke vkw Kopswerk II525 MW
- KW Silz500 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- European Commission, Union Registry. EU Union Registry public data, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe). Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe), Restricted.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.