Ecological improvements for Tiwag's power plant Imst-Haiming required
Ecological improvements for Tiwag's power plant Imst-Haiming required
In a current decision, the Federal Administrative Court (BVWG) imposed requirements for the planned power plant project Imst-Haiming. This is done according to objections, which were submitted to the original positive decision in the environmental impact assessment procedure, among other things, by the State Environmental Anwalt, the WWF and the Haiming municipality. The environmental impact assessment intended by Tiwag is now supplemented by additional ecological requirements that aim to minimize the negative effects on fish stocks. A BVWG spokesman confirmed the news that first reported in the "Tyrolean daily".The requirements of the court mainly affect the swallow-sunk events caused by the operation of hydropower plants. These phenomena lead to sudden fluctuations in water, which are particularly dangerous for small fish. When commissioning and switching off a memory, a lot of water flows back and forth, which can significantly impair the ecosystem. The water quality is also negatively influenced by the quick change, which endangers the fish fauna in the residual water route. The court identified a potential "increase in quantity and worsening of the quality" of these events if the project was implemented in the original form.
reactions and future plans
Despite the new editions, Tiwag states that the impairments that need to be adjusted are slightly. In a statement, Alexander Speckle, the construction board of Tiwag, explained that the preparatory work has already started and that all hurdles have been successfully overcome. A construction period of five years is planned for the power plant, and after commissioning, an annual production of around 252 million kilowatt hours of renewable electricity is expected. This not only represents progress in energy generation, but should also contribute to improving the gush and sunk problem at the Inn.
The Imst-Haiming power plant project is classified as a passing-up power plant, since it uses a previously used amount of water from the existing Prutz-Imst power plant for electricity production. This technique takes place via a 14 -kilometer underground tunnel that leads the water from Imst to Haiming. There, the water is processed into electricity using highly efficient Francis turbines in the underground cavern power plant. According to Speckle, this system offers an energy -efficient solution that only requires minimal interventions in the environment.
Despite these plans, the WWF has expressed its concern about the project's environmental aspect and demands more compensation measures to take the ecological concerns seriously. The organization calls the requirements for the project insufficiently and is committed to stronger protective measures for the local fauna and flora.
The question remains how the organic adjustments arranged will affect the project. Tiwag has already explained to see the new requirements as an opportunity to make the project more environmentally friendly and at the same time meet the supply requirements. Against the decision of the BVWG, extraordinary legal remedies can be lodged, which could possibly lead to further legal disputes. Details are still the subject of intensive discussions in the region, whereby the voices of environmentalists and the energy supplier could not be more opposite. You can find out more about this, Energynewsmagazine.at .
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