!!!Tauernkraftwerke AG, TKW

Tauernkraftwerke AG, TKW, electric power company, in operation from 
1947-1999 with 8 storage power stations (Zemm-Ziller, Gerlos, 
Glockner-Kaprun, etc.) in the provinces of Salzburg and Tirol, and 3 
run-of-river power stations on the central section of the River 
Salzach; it also had shares in 4 other run-of-river power stations on 
the River Salzach. TKW supplied the Verbund (Austrian Power Grid) with 
about 3 billion kWh of electric power annually (approx. one third 
of the peak current produced by storage power stations in Austria). As 
well as water power, other sources of energy were also exploited, such 
as solar and wind power; with particular emphasis on optimising 
generating efficiency. Subsidiary companies of Tauernkraftwerke AG 
included Tauernplan Consulting, Tauernplan Pruef- und Messtechnik as 
well as some holdings. Another subsidiary, Tauernkraftwerke Tourismus, 
was a tourist operator. TKW also had shares in other companies, such 
as Gletscherbahnen Kaprun (funicular and aerial ropeways), Altec 
Alpine Umwelttechnik (environmental engineering) and Lestin Tauch, 
Spreng und Bergungsunternehmen (blasting and salvaging activities). In 
1999 merged with Oesterreichische Donaukraftwerke AG ( Donaukraft),  
Verbundkraft Elektrizitaetswerke GmbH and VEG into the newly formed 
Verbund-Austrian Hydro Power AG, which is part of the  Verbundkonzern.


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