Licensed energy supplier: electricity and heat from hydropower and biomass, plus electrical systems engineering, installation, fibre-optic internet and cable TV.
E-Werke Frastanz
Frastanz (Head office, Hauptmann-Frick-Straße 3) · Frastanz (Energiefabrik, Obere Lände 3)New on Amplifa
About E-Werke Frastanz
E-Werke Frastanz is a licensed energy supply company in Frastanz in Vorarlberg and has been supplying the market municipality of Frastanz and parts of Nenzing with electrical energy since 1910. The company generates electricity and heat from renewable energy: three hydropower plants with a total of four turbines (two Francis turbines with 840 and 1130 kW respectively, two Ossberger through-flow turbines with 500 and 195 kW respectively), a bio-heat power plant with 1.6 MW (90% biomass), combined heat and power units and photovoltaic systems. In addition, with around 80 employees the company offers electrical systems engineering, electrical installation, an electrical retail store, cable TV (DreischwesternTV), fibre-optic internet as well as energy consulting and grid service. The company is entirely privately owned and trains apprentices in five apprenticeship professions; in 1998 it was awarded the distinction of Outstanding Training Company. Since 2006, energy trading has been operated on an operational-management basis with the VKW; electricity supply to household and commercial customers will be discontinued as of 1 January 2026.
- Site
- Frastanz
- Processes
- Electrical systems engineering, Electrical installation, Energy plant engineering, Electricity generation from renewable energy (hydropower, biomass, photovoltaics), Local heat supply (Biowärme Frastanz), Fibre-optic expansion (subduct technology), Electricity generation from renewable energy, Heat supply / local heating network (Biowärme Frastanz)
- Materials
- Biomass, Hydropower (Saminabach)
- Founded
- 1910
- Employees
- 80
- Industries
- Energy supply, Electrical engineering, Telecommunications, Private customers and businesses
- 01
Electricity generation from hydropower, biomass and photovoltaics
- 02
Heat generation (bio-heat, combined heat and power units)
- 03
Operation and expansion of the distribution grid (underground cable
- 04
Grid service and electricity meter management
- 05
Sales via VKW cooperation (operational management of energy trading)
- 06
Electrical systems engineering and electrical installation
- 07
Fibre-optic, cable TV and telecommunications services
Energy sources and processes
Biomass
Energy source of the bio-heat power plant at the Energiefabrik with a 90% biomass share (1.6 MW).
Hydropower (Saminabach)
Energy source of the three hydropower plants on the Saminabach with a total of four turbines.
Locations
Frastanz – Head office
ATHead office, electrical retail store, customer zone
- Electrical retail store
- Customer zone
Frastanz – Energiefabrik
ATEnergiefabrik on the Samina: bio-heat power plant (1.6 MW) and hydropower plant Plant 2 (500 kW)
- Materials
- Biomass, Water
- Bio-heat power plant 1.6 MW
- Ossberger through-flow turbine 500 kW
Services and facilities
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical systems engineeringAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical installationAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Energy plant engineeringAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electricity generation from renewable energy (hydropower, biomass, photovoltaics)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Biomass, Water |
| Local heat supply (Biowärme Frastanz)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Biomass |
| Fibre-optic expansion (subduct technology)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis turbine (hydropower plant Plant 1, Saminatal) | – | 2 | – | – | Saminatal |
| Ossberger through-flow turbine (Plant 2, Energiefabrik, 500 kW) | Ossberg | 1 | 500 kW | – | Frastanz, Energiefabrik |
| Ossberger through-flow turbine (Plant 3, Bradafos, 195 kW) | Ossberg | 1 | 195 kW | – | Bradafos |
| Bio-heat power plant (1.6 MW, 90% biomass) | – | 1 | 1.6 MW | – | Energiefabrik Frastanz |
| Combined heat and power unit | – | 2 | – | 1988/1991 | Secondary and primary school Frastanz |
| Photovoltaic systems | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1908
Licence granted for the construction of a hydropower installation on the Saminabach; founding of a cooperative for financing
- 1910
Trial operation of the power plant; first electric lighting of the parish church of Frastanz
- 1933
Start of electrical installation activities
- 1956–1957
Construction of the free-surface tunnel and the hydropower plant (Machine I) in the Saminatal
- 1960
Expansion focus on underground cable distribution network
- 1963
Expansion of the Saminatal hydropower plant (Machine II)
- 1970
Operation of a retail store for electrical appliances in Frastanz
- 1980–1985
Modernisation of the Saminatal hydropower plant
- 1987
Acquisition of the hydropower plant of the former textile mills Ganahl (Plant 2, Energiefabrik)
- 1988
Combined heat and power unit at the Frastanz secondary school
- 1991
New construction of the “untere Fabrik” hydropower plant (Plant 3); CHP unit at the primary school
- 1997
Founding of the E-Werke Frastanz museum association (Vorarlberg Electricity Museum)
- 1998
Own systems engineering department; awarded the Outstanding Training Company distinction
- 2005
Acquisition of the cable TV network of Elektro Gassner
- 2006
Operational management contract for energy trading with the VKW
- 2008
Expansion of the concession area to the Alpe Gamp (Nenzing)
- 2009
Construction of a heating plant and local heating network in Frastanz town centre (Biowärme Frastanz)
- 2025–2026
Discontinuation of electricity supply to household and commercial customers as of 1.1.2026