Imst-Haiming power plant: groundbreaking in September for green energy future!

Imst-Haiming power plant: groundbreaking in September for green energy future!

Haiming, Österreich - Tiwag has taken the construction decision for the controversial power plant Imst-Haiming after the municipality of the Haiming municipality approved the project last week. The groundbreaking ceremony for the system is planned for September, and completion and commissioning should take place by 2030. Tiwag is investing a total of around 680 million euros in the new discharge power plant, which is to produce around 252 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy annually. This reports tirol.orf.at .

The development of the power plant is accompanied by various critical voices. The State Environmental Anwalt, the WWF and the fishing association expressed concerns about the effects on groundwater. Despite a positive notice of environmental impact on 2023, which was contested, the project is now being monitored. The water return to the Inn takes place in a controlled manner via a compensation basin, which does not require additional water withdrawal from the Inn and thus should preserve the flow continuity. The population will be informed about the construction project in an information event on March 7, such as Haiminger-blattl.at reported.

insights into the current status

The progress of the project is currently in the hands of the Federal Administrative Court in Vienna, which temporarily postponed an oral hearing in December 2023. The experts appointed must deepen their expert reports by the end of May 2024. An essential point is the water ecological improvements in the interior of the inn between Imst and Haiming, which are necessary within the framework of the EU Water Framework Directive. Tiwag has carried out comprehensive investigations that show that the groundwater in Haiming is not negatively influenced by the project, which was also confirmed by the official experts as part of the environmental impact assessment. This represents another positive aspect for the support of Tiwag in the implementation of the Tyrolean energy goals.