List of power stations in Switzerland

The following page lists power stations in Switzerland. For traction current see List of installations for 15kV AC railway electrification in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Hydroelectric

There are 556 hydroelectric power plants in Switzerland that have a capacity of at least 300 kW. Some of these are listed below:[1]

StationCapacity (MW)LocationGeographic coordinatesStatus
Aue Power Station[2]3.9Baden47°28′13″N 8°18′40″E / 47.47034°N 8.31098°E / 47.47034; 8.31098 (Aue Power Station)Operational
Bieudron Hydroelectric Power Station1,269Bieudron46°11′07″N 7°14′58″E / 46.185297°N 7.249561°E / 46.185297; 7.249561 (Grande Dixence Dam)Operational
Chandoline Power Station120Operational
Dietikon Power Station[3]2.6Dietikon47°24′36″N 8°24′30″E / 47.410137°N 8.408344°E / 47.410137; 8.408344 (Dietikon Power Station)Operational
Etzelwerk Power Station[4]140Altendorf47°11′40″N 8°48′40″E / 47.194347°N 8.811166°E / 47.194347; 8.811166 (Etzelwerk Power Station)Operational
Fionnay Power Station290Operational
Gletsch Small HydroGletsch46°33′49″N 8°21′45″E / 46.563604°N 8.362504°E / 46.563604; 8.362504 (Gletsch Small Hydro)Historic
Grimsel 1 Hydroelectric Power Station[5]1,450Guttannen46°34′20″N 8°19′47″E / 46.5721746°N 8.3296108°E / 46.5721746; 8.3296108 (Grimsel 1)Operational
Grimsel 2 Hydroelectric Power Station
(pumped-storage hydroelectric power station)[5]		350Guttannen46°34′23″N 8°20′16″E / 46.5731887°N 8.3378989°E / 46.5731887; 8.3378989 (Grimsel 2)?Operational
Höngg Power Station[6]1Zurich47°24′07″N 8°29′13″E / 47.401835°N 8.487035°E / 47.401835; 8.487035 (Höngg Power Station)Operational
Kappelerhof Power Station[2]6.8Baden47°29′04″N 8°17′35″E / 47.484469°N 8.292945°E / 47.484469; 8.292945 (Kappelerhof Power Station)Operational
Küblis Power Station 45 Küblis 46°54′50″N 9°46′55″E / 46.91389°N 9.78194°E / 46.91389; 9.78194 (Kueblis Power Station) Operational
La Bâtiaz Power Station (Emosson Dam)162Martigny46°04′03″N 6°55′56″E / 46.0676332°N 6.9321907°E / 46.0676332; 6.9321907 (La Bâtiaz Power Station)Operational
Letten Power Station[7]4Zurich47°23′15″N 8°31′56″E / 47.387396°N 8.532321°E / 47.387396; 8.532321 (Letten Power Station)Operational
Linth–Limmern Power Stations479Linthal46°51′00″N 9°0′03″E / 46.85000°N 9.00083°E / 46.85000; 9.00083 (Linth–Limmern Power Stations)Operational
Mauvoisin Dam Power Stations363Bagnes45°59′53″N 7°20′55″E / 45.997997°N 7.348658°E / 45.997997; 7.348658 (Lac de Mauvoisin Dam)Operational
Nant de Drance900Finhaut46°03′49″N 6°54′40″E / 46.063661°N 6.911036°E / 46.063661; 6.911036 (Nant de Drance)Under construction
Nendaz Power Station390Operational
Ottenbach Small HydroOttenbach47°16′47″N 8°23′51″E / 47.27985°N 8.39741°E / 47.27985; 8.39741 (Ottenbach Small Hydro)Historic as of 1920
Robbia Power Station 27 Poschiavo 46°20′54″N 10°3′41″E / 46.34833°N 10.06139°E / 46.34833; 10.06139 (Robbia Power Station) Operational
Schiffmühle Power Station[2]2.6Untersiggenthal47°29′19″N 8°15′54″E / 47.488687°N 8.264937°E / 47.488687; 8.264937 (Schiffmühle Power Station)Operational
Thorenberg Power Station0.75Littau47°03′10″N 8°14′53″E / 47.052696°N 8.248102°E / 47.052696; 8.248102 (Schiffmühle Power Station)Operational since May 1886, second in the world
Turgi Power Station[2]1TurgiOperational
Verzasca Hydroelectric Power Station105Tenero-Contra46°11′48″N 8°50′53″E / 46.196681°N 8.848097°E / 46.196681; 8.848097 (Verzasca Dam)Operational
Wettingen Power Station[8]26Wettingen47°27′24″N 8°19′14″E / 47.456554°N 8.320631°E / 47.456554; 8.320631 (Wettingen Power Station)Operational
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Nuclear

Name Location Geographic Coordinates Type Capacity MWe Operational Notes
Beznau Nuclear Power PlantDöttingen47°33′09″N 8°13′43″E / 47.5524656°N 8.2285935°E / 47.5524656; 8.2285935 (Beznau Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1)PWR3651969-
47°33′06″N 8°13′42″E / 47.5517343°N 8.2282394°E / 47.5517343; 8.2282394 (Beznau Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2)PWR3651971-
Mühleberg Nuclear Power PlantMuehleberg46°58′08″N 7°16′05″E / 46.9688616°N 7.2680515°E / 46.9688616; 7.2680515 (Muehleberg Nuclear Power Plant)BWR3551972-
Gösgen Nuclear Power PlantDäniken47°21′58″N 7°58′00″E / 47.3659747°N 7.9666758°E / 47.3659747; 7.9666758 (Goesgen Nuclear Power Plant)PWR9701979-
Leibstadt Nuclear Power PlantLeibstadt47°36′06″N 8°10′57″E / 47.6016925°N 8.1826043°E / 47.6016925; 8.1826043 (Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant)BWR11651984-

Thermal

PowerplantCapacity (MW)LocationGeographic coordinatesOpeningType and fuel
Monthey55Monthey-2009combined cycle[9]
Tridel17Lausanne--garbage[10]
Giubiasco16Giubiasco--garbage

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hydropower". Swiss Confederation - Federal Office of Energy. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Limmat Power Generation". Regional Werke AG Baden. Archived from the original on 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  3. ↑ "Flusskraftwerk Dietikon". Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich. Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  4. ↑ "Das Etzelwerk" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  5. 1 2 Grimsel Hydropower Scheme
  6. ↑ "Kraftwerk Höngg". City of Zurich. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  7. ↑ "Kraftwerk Letten". City of Zurich. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  8. ↑ "Kraftwerk Wettingen". City of Zurich. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  9. ↑ Alpiq website
  10. ↑ Tridel website
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