Power plant · Austria
KW Kühtai
KW Kühtai is a power plant in Austria, with 289 MW of capacity, operated by TIWAG-Tiroler Wasserkraft AG.
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 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Kühtai 73, 6183 Kühtai | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1981 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | TIWAG-Tiroler Wasserkraft AG | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 289 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Storage capacity | 231,161 MWh | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | pumped hydro storage | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | TenneT TSO GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 47.2074, 11.0053 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Also recorded as
2 records describe KW Kühtai; 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 Kühtai | asset:mastr:SEE901980882672 | Marktstammdatenregister | — |
| KW Kühtai - Maschine 1 | asset:mastr:SEE956127306573 | Marktstammdatenregister | Same location number |
How it compares
KW Kühtai is the 5th-largest of 14 power plants in Austria by capacity; its 289 MW is 9.4% of the 3,072 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 | 5th of 14 | 3,072 MW | 9.4% |
| All power plants in our data | 996th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 7 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umspannwerk Garmisch/West | Substation | — | — | 31 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/862047969) | Substation | — | — | 31 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/201693082) | Substation | — | — | 38 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from TIWAG-Tiroler Wasserkraft AG
- KW Silz500 MW
Other power plants in Austria
- illwerke vkw Kopswerk II525 MW
- KW Silz500 MW
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- illwerke vkw Rodundwerk II M1295 MW
- illwerke vkw Kopswerk I288 MW
- illwerke vkw Lünerseewerk280 MW
- illwerke vkw Rodundwerk I200 MW
- illwerke vkw Vermuntwerk170 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.