Power plant · Austria
KW Simmering
KW Simmering is a gas power plant in Austria, with 1,272 MW of capacity.
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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 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1992 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Available on request | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) · Restricted · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,272 MW (sum of operating units, Sim Bio 24.2 MW; Sim1 828 MW; Sim3 420 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Biomass | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural gas (registered as Fossil Gas) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 14W-PROD-SIM---P | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 48.1670, 16.4330 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Also recorded as
2 sources record KW Simmering; 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 Simmering | asset:eic:14W-PROD-SIM---P | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Simmering | asset:opsd:14W-PROD-SIM---P | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
KW Simmering is the largest of 128 power plants in Austria by capacity; its 1,272 MW is 5.4% of the 23,421 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 | 1st of 128 | 23,421 MW | 5.4% |
| All power plants in our data | 310th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
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 3 | CO2 emitter | 213,388 tCO2e | — | 1.5 km |
| Wien Energie - KW Simmering 1+2 | CO2 emitter | 904,038 tCO2e | — | 2.1 km |
| Wien Energie - KW Donaustadt | CO2 emitter | 602,238 tCO2e | — | 4.0 km |
Place
Other power plants in Austria
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- Mellach CC power plant838 MW
- Malta-Hauptstufe730 MW
- Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant700 MW
- Kraftwerk Theiß615 MW
- illwerke vkw Kopswerk II525 MW
- KW Silz500 MW
- Sellrain-Silz hydro power plant group500 MW
Data on this page
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- 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.
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