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.
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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]
Name | Capacity (MWe) | Location | Geographic coordinates | Type | Operational | Notes |
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Beznau Nuclear Power Plant, reactor I | 365 | Döttingen | 47°33′09″N 8°13′43″E / 47.5524656°N 8.2285935°E | PWR | 1969- | |
Beznau II | 365 | Döttingen | 47°33′06″N 8°13′42″E / 47.5517343°N 8.2282394°E | PWR | 1971- | |
Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant | 355 | Muehleberg | 46°58′08″N 7°16′05″E / 46.9688616°N 7.2680515°E | BWR | 1972-2019 | |
Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant | 970 | Däniken | 47°21′58″N 7°58′00″E / 47.3659747°N 7.9666758°E | PWR | 1979- | |
Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant | 1165 | Leibstadt | 47°36′06″N 8°10′57″E / 47.6016925°N 8.1826043°E | BWR | 1984- |
Name | Capacity ( MW) | Location | Geographic coordinates | Type and fuel | Operational |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monthey | 55 | Monthey | - | combined cycle [10] | 2009 |
Tridel | 17 | Lausanne | - | waste [11] | - |
Giubiasco | 16 | Giubiasco | - | waste | - |
A gas turbine testing facility in Birr AG, belonging to Ansaldo Energia, sometimes feeds up to 740 megawatts into the Swiss electricity grid. [12]
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.
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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]
Name | Capacity (MWe) | Location | Geographic coordinates | Type | Operational | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beznau Nuclear Power Plant, reactor I | 365 | Döttingen | 47°33′09″N 8°13′43″E / 47.5524656°N 8.2285935°E | PWR | 1969- | |
Beznau II | 365 | Döttingen | 47°33′06″N 8°13′42″E / 47.5517343°N 8.2282394°E | PWR | 1971- | |
Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant | 355 | Muehleberg | 46°58′08″N 7°16′05″E / 46.9688616°N 7.2680515°E | BWR | 1972-2019 | |
Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant | 970 | Däniken | 47°21′58″N 7°58′00″E / 47.3659747°N 7.9666758°E | PWR | 1979- | |
Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant | 1165 | Leibstadt | 47°36′06″N 8°10′57″E / 47.6016925°N 8.1826043°E | BWR | 1984- |
Name | Capacity ( MW) | Location | Geographic coordinates | Type and fuel | Operational |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monthey | 55 | Monthey | - | combined cycle [10] | 2009 |
Tridel | 17 | Lausanne | - | waste [11] | - |
Giubiasco | 16 | Giubiasco | - | waste | - |
A gas turbine testing facility in Birr AG, belonging to Ansaldo Energia, sometimes feeds up to 740 megawatts into the Swiss electricity grid. [12]