Kraftwerk Proviantbach
Kraftwerk Proviantbach is a hydroelectric power plant beside the Proviantbach channel in eastern Augsburg. The channel runs for more than 4,400 metres through the city. Built between 1921 and 1923, the rectangular building presents plastered façades, a flat roof, and grouped steel-framed windows.
Water first powered industry here in 1858, after the stream was redirected for new industrial facilities. The present plant originally served a cotton-spinning complex alongside stations at Stadtbach and Wolfzahnau. Its control centre once monitored the mill’s electricity use, while the southern machine hall held the generator. Augsburg’s UNESCO-listed water management system includes the plant among its 22 elements.
Inside, a 1922 Francis turbine and Siemens Schuckert Werke bell-can generator preserve the early technology. A Kaplan turbine with a vertical shaft and a Kössler generator installed in 2011 support continued electricity production. Water drops between five and ten metres through the working inlet, and the privately owned plant remains closed to visitors.
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