ASCHACH POWER

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The Aschach Hydropower Project in Austria will assist in providing energy to meet the base load requirements in the system and to maintain an economic balance between hydro and thermal generation. The dam structure will have a total length of 496 meters and would consist of a weir section, a power house, two locks, and an operational building. The power house will be equipped with four generating units with a total capacity of 264 kv. The four transformers will be located on a platform on the downstream side of the power house and connected with the switching station on the right bank by cables. A 34 kilometer double circuit 220 kv transmission line and a new switching station at Lambach will provide the connection between the Aschach plant and the Verbundgesellschaft (V.G.) network. This project will provide a substantial amount of energy to meet the base load requirements in the system and help to maintain an economic balance between hydro and thermal generation. Compared with an alternative thermal plant, the additional investment required for the hydro installation is justified.