Kaunertal Expansion Project
Project details
Project name: Kaunertal Expansion Project (KXP)
Project location: Tyrol, Austria
Installed capacity: 1 015 MW
Project owner: TIWAG Tiroler Wasserkraft AG (TIWAG)
Assessment details
Assessment tool: Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP)
Assessment stage: Preparation
Assessment date: August 2016 - February 2017, with an on-site assessment on 29 August- 5 September 2016
Assessor team for the Kaunertal Expansion Project
Sustainability assessment overview
The findings showed very strong performance at the level of basic good practice, with only a few areas requiring further work. Many of the proven best practice criteria are met, with some topics requiring further work in the assessment aspects; others requiring additional attention to communications, disclosure, collaboration and stakeholder engagement; and for a number of topics there was insufficient evidence at this point in time to demonstrate the Outcomes criterion was met.
