EIB supports hydropower expansion in Upper Austria
Austria, March 19 -- The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted Energie AG Oberosterreich in Upper Austria a financing package of up to €400 million to expand hydropower. Energie AG plans to invest a total of over €600 million in a new pumped storage power plant in Ebensee and a planned run-of-river hydropower plant in Roitham/Traunfall.The Ebensee pumped storage power plant will act as a green battery, compensating for fluctuations in the power generation from wind and solar plants and ensuring security of supply. Financing agreements for the Ebensee project encompassing €320 million were signed at EIB headquarters in Luxembourg.The Ebensee project is the single largest investment by Energie AG Oberosterreich to date,...
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