List of power stations in Switzerland

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

Hydroelectric
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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″EOperational
Bieudron Hydroelectric Power Station1,269Bieudron46°11′07″N 7°14′58″EOperational
Chandoline Power Station120Operational
Dietikon Power Station[3]2.6Dietikon47°24′36″N 8°24′30″EOperational
Etzelwerk Power Station[4]140Altendorf47°11′40″N 8°48′40″EOperational
Fionnay Power Station290Operational
Gletsch Small HydroGletsch46°33′49″N 8°21′45″EHistoric
Grimsel 1 Hydroelectric Power Station[5]1,450Guttannen46°34′20″N 8°19′47″EOperational
Grimsel 2 Hydroelectric Power Station
(pumped-storage hydroelectric power station)[5]		350Guttannen46°34′23″N 8°20′16″E?Operational
Höngg Power Station[6]1Zurich47°24′07″N 8°29′13″EOperational
Kappelerhof Power Station[2]6.8Baden47°29′04″N 8°17′35″EOperational
Küblis Power Station 45 Küblis 46°54′50″N 9°46′55″E Operational
La Bâtiaz Power Station (Emosson Dam)162Martigny46°04′03″N 6°55′56″EOperational
Letten Power Station[7]4Zurich47°23′15″N 8°31′56″EOperational
Linth–Limmern Power Stations479Linthal46°51′00″N 9°0′03″EOperational
Mauvoisin Dam Power Stations363Bagnes45°59′53″N 7°20′55″EOperational
Mubisa power station26ErnenOperational
Nant de Drance900Finhaut46°03′49″N 6°54′40″EUnder construction
Nendaz Power Station390Operational
Ottenbach Small HydroOttenbach47°16′47″N 8°23′51″EHistoric as of 1920
Robbia Power Station 27 Poschiavo 46°20′54″N 10°3′41″E Operational
Schiffmühle Power Station[2]2.6Untersiggenthal47°29′19″N 8°15′54″EOperational
Thorenberg Power Station0.75Littau47°03′10″N 8°14′53″EOperational since May 1886, second in the world
Turgi Power Station[2]1TurgiOperational
Verzasca Hydroelectric Power Station105Tenero-Contra46°11′48″N 8°50′53″EOperational
Wettingen Power Station[8]26Wettingen47°27′24″N 8°19′14″EOperational
Wysswasser Power Station[9]3.1Fiesch 46°23′48″N 8°08′07″E Operational

Nuclear
Name Capacity (MWe) Location Geographic coordinates Type Operational Notes
Beznau Nuclear Power Plant365Döttingen47°33′09″N 8°13′43″EPWR1969-
36547°33′06″N 8°13′42″EPWR1971-
Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant355Muehleberg46°58′08″N 7°16′05″EBWR1972-
Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant970Däniken47°21′58″N 7°58′00″EPWR1979-
Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant1165Leibstadt47°36′06″N 8°10′57″EBWR1984-

Thermal
NameCapacity (MW)LocationGeographic coordinatesType and fuelOperational
Monthey55Monthey-combined cycle[10]2009
Tridel17Lausanne-waste[11]-
Giubiasco16Giubiasco-waste-

See also

References
  1. "Hydropower". Swiss Confederation - Federal Office of Energy. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  2. "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). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  5. 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. GKW Fiesch
  10. Alpiq website
  11. Tridel website
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