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

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

Station	Capacity (MW)	Location	Geographic coordinates	Status
Aue Power Station[2]	3.9	Baden	47°28′13″N 8°18′40″E	Operational
Bieudron Hydroelectric Power Station	1,269	Bieudron	46°11′07″N 7°14′58″E	Operational
Chandoline Power Station	120			Operational
Dietikon Power Station[3]	2.6	Dietikon	47°24′36″N 8°24′30″E	Operational
Etzelwerk Power Station[4]	140	Altendorf	47°11′40″N 8°48′40″E	Operational
Fionnay Power Station	290			Operational
Gletsch Small Hydro		Gletsch	46°33′49″N 8°21′45″E	Historic
Grimsel 1 Hydroelectric Power Station[5]	1,450	Guttannen	46°34′20″N 8°19′47″E	Operational
Grimsel 2 Hydroelectric Power Station (pumped-storage hydroelectric power station)[5]	350	Guttannen	46°34′23″N 8°20′16″E?	Operational
Höngg Power Station[6]	1	Zurich	47°24′07″N 8°29′13″E	Operational
Kappelerhof Power Station[2]	6.8	Baden	47°29′04″N 8°17′35″E	Operational
Küblis Power Station	45	Küblis	46°54′50″N 9°46′55″E	Operational
La Bâtiaz Power Station (Emosson Dam)	162	Martigny	46°04′03″N 6°55′56″E	Operational
Letten Power Station[7]	4	Zurich	47°23′15″N 8°31′56″E	Operational
Linth–Limmern Power Stations	1,480	Linthal	46°51′00″N 9°0′03″E	Operational
Mauvoisin Dam Power Stations	363	Bagnes	45°59′53″N 7°20′55″E	Operational
Mubisa power station	26	Ernen		Operational
Nant de Drance	900	Finhaut	46°03′49″N 6°54′40″E	Operational
Nendaz Power Station	390			Operational
Ottenbach Small Hydro		Ottenbach	47°16′47″N 8°23′51″E	Historic as of 1920
Robbia Power Station	27	Poschiavo	46°20′54″N 10°3′41″E	Operational
Schiffmühle Power Station[2]	2.6	Untersiggenthal	47°29′19″N 8°15′54″E	Operational
Thorenberg Power Station	0.75	Littau	47°03′10″N 8°14′53″E	Operational since May 1886, second in the world
Turgi Power Station[2]	1	Turgi		Operational
Verzasca Hydroelectric Power Station	105	Tenero-Contra	46°11′48″N 8°50′53″E	Operational
Wettingen Power Station[8]	26	Wettingen	47°27′24″N 8°19′14″E	Operational
Wysswasser Power Station[9]	3.1	Fiesch	46°23′48″N 8°08′07″E	Operational

Nuclear

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	PWR	1969–
Beznau II	365	Döttingen	47°33′06″N 8°13′42″E	PWR	1971–
Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant	355	Muehleberg	46°58′08″N 7°16′05″E	BWR	1972–2019
Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant	970	Däniken	47°21′58″N 7°58′00″E	PWR	1979–
Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant	1165	Leibstadt	47°36′06″N 8°10′57″E	BWR	1984–

Thermal

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]

See also

• Energy portal
• Switzerland portal

• List of power stations in Europe
• List of largest power stations in the world
• List of wind farms in Switzerland