History of the existing installation

The Sellrain-Silz group of power stations was built in only four and a half years, from 1977 to 1981, and was commissioned as a complete unit in April 1981.

August 1975

Initial preliminary works for Finstertal dam construction area

June 1977

Silz power station site

June 1977

Sinking Kühtai shaft power station

September 1977

Intake structure for Finstertal reservoir

Jänner 1978

Shaft at Kühtai power station

August 1978

Silz power station site

September 1978

Transport of the turbine through the village of Sellrain to Kühtai

November 1978

Finstertal quarry

Juli 1979

Längental dam

September 1979

Asphalting of the surface seal at Längental dam

November 1979

Assembly of the butterfly valve in Finstertal

November 1979

Overview of Finstertal reservoir construction area

February 1980

Installation of the Francis turbine machine 1
in Kühtai power station

April 1980

Silz power station site

May 1980

Lifting the generator rotor machine 2 at Kühtai power station

July 1980

Water intake from Alpeinerbach stream

September 1980

Generator shaft in Kühtai power station

March1981

Pelton turbine in Silz power station

September 1982

Finstertal reservoir

September 1982

Längental reservoir

June 1983

Silz power station

September 1983

Kühtai power station