Power supply in St. Georgen: Citizens defend themselves against new lines!

Power supply in St. Georgen: Citizens defend themselves against new lines!

In the municipality of St. Georgen in Central Carinthia it is bubbling: a citizens' initiative raises massive concerns about the planned construction of two new power line. The IG landscape and nature conservation warns that the 110 KV line should lead to the largely untouched eleven moat and thus endanger the natural environment. This management is to connect the Althofen substation with Brückl and the Görtschitztal, which already causes unrest. According to ORF Carinthia , the environmental impact assessment is initiated at the end of the year.

In addition, the Austrian Power Grid (APG is also a 380 KV high-voltage line that should also run through St. Georgen. "There is a lack of information", complains Werner Rainer, Chairman of the Citizens' Initiative. Mayor Wolfgang Grilz (FPÖ) is also of clarity and demands that the 110 KV management should be led on the same masts as the 380 kV line. However, Carinthia said that the two projects were independent and there must be no fixed proximity of the routes in the region.

economic necessity and energy transition

The economy in medium -indemnities is booming, which requires restructuring of the power grid. A powerful 110 kV free line between the St. Veit, Treibach, Wietersdorf and Brückl substation is urgently necessary to support the positive economic developments and the Integration of renewable energies. Carinthia Netz is investing around 90 million euros in the management project, which should make a decisive contribution to ensuring energy supply in the region. The increasing demand for renewable energy sources, heat pumps and electric vehicles forces those responsible to implement these projects in order to successfully design the energy transition.