AAE Wasserkraft GmbH

AAE Wasserkraft GmbH

Kötschach-Mauthen, Austria

HydroWindSolarLimited company
Founded 1885
Profile last updated: October 11, 2026

About

Founded in 1885, AAE Wasserkraft GmbH is a limited company headquartered in Kötschach-Mauthen, Austria specializing in Hydro, Wind, Solar.

AAE Wasserkraft GmbH is a family-owned Austrian renewable energy company with over 135 years of experience. Founded by Anton Klauss in 1885, it operates as the sole 100% certified green electricity provider in Austria. The company manages a regional electricity distribution network in Kötschach-Mauthen, featuring 21 small hydropower plants, alpine wind and solar farms, and storage reservoirs. It operates an autonomous regional grid system unique in Europe for its exclusively renewable-powered grid control center, which received the Eurosolar Prize in 1995. The company supplies approximately 35,000 customers with 100% renewable electricity and manages power generation, grid operations, and electricity trading across Carinthia.

Headquarters

Kötschach-Mauthen, Austria

Founded

1885

Company type

Limited company

Focus areas

renewable energyhydropowergrid operatorAustriafamily business100% green electricity

Products & services

Business models

B2CB2B

Value chain

DevelopmentConstructionO&MAsset ManagementRetail

Service areas (1)

  • Kötschach-Mauthen Region

    Regional electricity distribution and renewable energy generation in the Kötschach-Mauthen area and Plöckenpass region

Locations

Headquarters

Kötschach 66, A-9640, Kötschach-Mauthen, Austria

Service regions

Austria

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