Austria’s first turbine museum
One of the three original power plant turbines can be seen as a demonstration turbine in an exhibition building flooded with light near Pernegg powerhouse. The turbine museum embodies the spirit of local workmanship and the technical pioneering spirit that electrified Styria at that time.
During your visit, you will discover the astonishing size of the plant above and below ground. You can reach what is usually covered by the Mur River in comfort and stay dry during the tour.
With its three sets of machinery, the Pernegg run-of-river power plant in Styria was Austria’s most powerful run-of-river power plant when it went into operation in 1928. Today, in addition to the demonstration turbine, three modern Kaplan turbines are in operation, generating electricity for 35,000 Styrian households.
