List of hydropower plants in Switzerland
The hydropower plants in Switzerland are shown both on a map and in a table (with key figures). The list is not complete.
Installed capacity and annual production
As of January 2020, there were a total of 674 hydropower plants with an installed capacity of > 0.3 MW in Switzerland . The installed capacity of these hydropower plants is 18,016 MW, the average annual generation is 36.567 billion kWh. The share of hydropower in electricity generation is around 57%.
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Hydropower plants
> 100 MW
Name of the power plant | Power plant type | Inst. Power (MW) | River / lake | status |
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Albbruck Dogern | Low pressure run-of-river power plant | 108 | Rhine | in operation |
Amsteg | Low pressure run-of-river power plant | 120 | Reuss | in operation |
Birsfelden | Low pressure run-of-river power plant | 100 | Rhine | in operation |
Blenio | Storage power plant system | 435 | Brenno (river) , Lago di Luzzone , Lago di Carassina, Bacino di Val Malvaglia | in operation |
Emosson | Storage power plant system with pumped storage power plant | 162 | Lac d'Emosson | in operation |
Engadine | Storage power plant system with pumped storage power plant | 408 | Inn , Vallember , Lago di Livigno , Lai dad Ova Spin , Ova da Varusch | in operation |
Etzelwerk | pumped storage power plant | 140 | Sihlsee | in operation |
Göschenen | Storage power plant medium-pressure run-of-river power plant |
160 | Göscheneralpsee | in operation |
Grande Dixence | Storage power plant group | 1260 | Lac des Dix | in operation |
Gigerwaldsee | pumped storage power plant | 138 | Gigerwaldsee | in operation |
Grimsel | Pumped storage power plant group | 1318 | Grimselsee , Oberaarsee , Räterichsbodensee | in operation |
Hinterrhein | Pumped storage power plant group | 650 | Hinterrhein , Averser Rhein , Lago di Lei | in operation |
Kembs | Low pressure run-of-river power plant | 171 | Rhine | in operation |
Laufenburg | Low pressure run-of-river power plant | 106 | Rhine | in operation |
Linth-Limmern | Storage power plant system with pumped storage power plant | 1439 | Limmerensee , Muttsee | in operation |
Maggia | Storage power plant system with pumped storage power plant | 600 | Maggia , Brenno , Lago del Sambuco , Lago dei Cavagnöö , Lago del Narèt , Lago di Robiei , Lago del Zött | in operation |
Massa | Storage power plant | 340 | Massa (Rhone) , Gibidum reservoir | in operation |
Mattmark | pumped storage power plant | 260 | Mattmarksee | in operation |
Mauvoisin | Storage power plant | 396 | Lac de Mauvoisin | in operation |
Central Bunds | Storage power plant system with run-of-river power plant | 226 | Lai da Marmorera | in operation |
Nant de Drance | pumped storage power plant | 900 | Nant de Drance , Lac d'Emosson , Lac du Vieux Emosson , | under construction |
Rheinfelden (New) | Run-of-river power plant | 100 | Rhine | in operation |
Ryburg-Schwörstadt | Run-of-river power plant | 120 | Rhine | in operation |
Verzasca | Storage power plant | 105 | Verzasca | in operation |
Veytaux | pumped storage power plant | 480 | Lake Geneva , Lac de l'Hongrin | in operation |
Vorderrhein | Storage power plant | 331 | Lai da Nalps , Lai da Curnera , Lai da Sontga Maria | in operation |
Wägital | pumped storage power plant | 108 | Wägitalersee | in operation |
Zervreila | Storage power plant system with pumped storage power plant | 232 | Zervreila Lake | in operation |
> 10 MW
Name of the power plant | Power plant type | Inst. Power (MW) | River / lake | status |
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Aarberg | Low pressure run -of- river power plant | 15th | Aare | in operation |
Aarau | Low pressure run-of-river power plant | 16 | Aare | in operation |
Albula Landwasser | Medium pressure run-of-river group | 65 | Albula , Landwasser | in operation |
Airolo | Storage power plant | 58 | Lago di Lucendro , Lago della Sella | in operation |
Arniberg | High pressure run-of-river power plant | 13 | Arnisee | in operation |
Augst-Wyhlen | Low pressure run-of-river power plant | 70.5 | Rhine | in operation |
Bannwil | Low pressure run-of-river power plant | 28.5 | Aare | in operation |
Beznau | Low pressure run-of-river power plant | 19th | Aare | in operation |
Campocologno | Storage power plant | 52 | Lake Poschiavo | in operation |
Chancy-Pougny | Low pressure run-of-river power plant | 49 | Rhone | in operation |
Chèvres | Low pressure run-of-river power plant | 13 | Rhone | tore off |
Eglisau-Glattfelden | Low pressure run-of-river power plant | 43 | Rhine | in operation |
Erstfeldertal | Medium pressure run-of-river power plant | 11.5 | Alpbach | under construction |
Felsenau | Low pressure run-of-river power plant | 12 | Aare | in operation |
Flumenthal | Low pressure run-of-river power plant | 22nd | Aare | in operation |
Gletsch-Oberwald | Medium pressure run-of-river power plant | 15th | Rhone | in operation |
Gösgen | Run-of-river power plant | 49 | Aare | in operation |
Hagneck | Run-of-river power plant | 24 | Aare | in operation |
Hugschwendi | Storage power plant | 14th | Melchsee , Tannensee | in operation |
Inn | Run-of-river power plant | 89 | Inn | under construction |
Kandergrund | Medium pressure run-of-river power plant | 18.8 | Kander | in operation |
Klingnau | Low pressure run-of-river power plant | 37 | Aare | in operation |
Monastery | Storage power plant | 16 | Lake Davos | in operation |
Bucket | Medium pressure run-of-river power plant | 13 | Gübsensee | in operation |
Küblis | High pressure run-of-river power plant | 45 | Davosersee, Landquart, Schanielabach, Schlappinsee | in operation |
Morobbia | High-pressure run-of-river power plant | 15th | Lago di Carmena ( Morobbia , Melirolo), Valmaggina | in operation |
Mühleberg | Run-of-river power plant | 45 | Aare | in operation |
Niederried-Radelfingen | Run-of-river power plant | 15th | Aare | in operation |
Reckingen | Run-of-river power plant | 38 | Rhine | in operation |
Reichenau | Run-of-river power plant | 18th | Rhine | in operation |
Rheinau | Run-of-river power plant | 36 | Rhine | in operation |
Rheinfelden (old) | Run-of-river power plant | 25.7 | Rhine | tore off |
Ritom | Storage power plant | 44 | Lake Ritóm | in operation / under construction |
Robbia | Storage power plant | 27 | Lago Bianco | in operation |
Rupperswil-Auenstein | Run-of-river power plant | 40 | Aare | in operation |
Ruppoldingen | Run-of-river power plant | 23 | Aare | in operation |
Säckingen | Run-of-river power plant | 73 | Rhine | in operation |
Salanfe | Storage power plant | 70 | Lac de Salanfe | in operation |
Schaffhausen | Run-of-river power plant | 26th | Rhine | in operation |
Half of the shadow | Run-of-river power plant | 12 | Reichenbach (Aare) | in operation |
Stalvedro | Run-of-river power plant | 13 | Ticino | in operation |
Tremorgio | Storage power plant | 10 | Lake Tremorgio | in operation |
Unteraa | Storage power plant | 57 | Lungerersee | in operation |
Verbois | Run-of-river power plant | 98 | Rhone | in operation |
Vernayaz power plant (SBB) | Storage power plant | 92 | Barberine | in operation |
Water | High pressure run-of-river power plant | 54 | Reuss | in operation |
Wettingen | Run-of-river power plant | 26th | Limmat | in operation |
Wildegg-Brugg | Run-of-river power plant | 50 | Aare | in operation |
Wynau | Run-of-river power plant | 10.4 | Aare | in operation |
Zufikon | Run-of-river power plant | 20th | Reuss | in operation |
<10 MW
The power plants are not shown on the map due to their low output.
Name of the power plant | Inst. Power (MW) | River / lake | status |
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Aue | 4.1 | Limmat | in operation |
Brügg | 5.2 | Aare | in operation |
Bruggmühle | 5.4 | Reuss | in operation |
Cavaglia | 7th | Palu | in operation |
Coulouvrenière | 3.3 | Rhone | shut down |
Dietikon | 2.6 | Limmat | in operation |
Gibstorf | 0.95 | Limmat | in operation |
To water | 1.8 | Thur | in operation |
Glacier | ? | Dead Lake | shut down |
Herrentöbeli | 0.84 | Thur | in operation |
Höngg | 1.2 | Limmat | in operation |
Interlaken | 0.8 | Aare | in operation |
Kallnach | 8th | Aare | in operation |
Kappelerhof | 6.8 | Limmat | in operation |
Latvians | 4.2 | Limmat | in operation |
Massaboden | 7.2 | Rhone | in operation |
Morteratsch | 1.6 | Berninabach | in operation |
Mühlenplatz | 0.9 | Reuss | in operation |
Ottenbach | 0.062 | Reuss | shut down |
Palu | 10 | Palu | in operation |
Pearls | 2 | Reuss | in operation |
Pintrun | 7th | Flem | in operation |
Town Hall | 2.2 | Reuss | in operation |
Rhine Valley | 1.14 | Rhine Valley Inland Canal | in operation |
Black houses | 8.2 | Aare | in operation |
Ship mill | 3.96 | Limmat | in operation |
Sloppy | 7th | Schlappinbach and others | in operation |
Seealpsee-Wasserauen | 2.5 | Seealpsee | in operation |
Seujet | 8.7 | Lake Geneva | in operation |
Strop | 1 | Limmat | in operation |
Tavanasa | 4th | in operation | |
Thorenberg | 0.725 | Little Emme | in operation |
Thurfeld (Schönenberg an der Thur) | 1.7 | Thur | in operation |
Turgi | 1 | Limmat | in operation |
Windisch | 1.5 | Reuss | in operation |
See also
literature
- Federal Office for Energy SFOE (Ed.): Statistics on hydropower plants in Switzerland . January 1, 2018 ( admin.ch ).
Web links
Commons : Hydroelectric power plants in Switzerland - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Hydropower. Federal Office for Energy (SFOE), accessed on August 18, 2015 .
- The most important hydropower plants in Switzerland. SFOE, accessed on August 18, 2015 .
- Hydroelectric power plants in Switzerland. Swiss Water Management Association, accessed on April 10, 2018 .
- Small hydropower plants in Switzerland. SFOE, accessed on April 11, 2018 .
Remarks
- ↑ Power plant with 20% Swiss share because the damming extends beyond the national border to Basel
- ↑ power plant with 14% Swiss share because the water intake at Ovella in Valsot is
- ↑ a b Capacity increase to 76 MW under construction
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics on hydropower plants in Switzerland
- ↑ Large hydropower. Federal Office for Energy (SFOE), accessed on December 9, 2015 .