title: List of power stations in Switzerland
text: # 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:
  
  | Station | Capacity (MW) | Location | Geographic coordinates | Status |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Aue Power Station | 3.9 | Baden | 47°28′13″N 8°18′40″E﻿ / ﻿47.47034°N 8.31098°E﻿ / 47.47034; 8.31098﻿ (Aue Power Station) | Operational |
  | Bieudron Hydroelectric Power Station | 1,269 | Bieudron | 46°11′07″N 7°14′58″E﻿ / ﻿46.185297°N 7.249561°E﻿ / 46.185297; 7.249561﻿ (Grande Dixence Dam) | Operational |
  | Chandoline Power Station | 120 | | | Operational |
  | Dietikon Power Station | 2.6 | Dietikon | 47°24′36″N 8°24′30″E﻿ / ﻿47.410137°N 8.408344°E﻿ / 47.410137; 8.408344﻿ (Dietikon Power Station) | Operational |
  | Etzelwerk Power Station | 140 | Altendorf | 47°11′40″N 8°48′40″E﻿ / ﻿47.194347°N 8.811166°E﻿ / 47.194347; 8.811166﻿ (Etzelwerk Power Station) | Operational |
  | Fionnay Power Station | 290 | | | Operational |
  | Gletsch Small Hydro | | Gletsch | 46°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 | 1,450 | Guttannen | 46°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) | 350 | Guttannen | 46°34′23″N 8°20′16″E﻿ / ﻿46.5731887°N 8.3378989°E﻿ / 46.5731887; 8.3378989﻿ (Grimsel 2)? | Operational |
  | Höngg Power Station | 1 | Zurich | 47°24′07″N 8°29′13″E﻿ / ﻿47.401835°N 8.487035°E﻿ / 47.401835; 8.487035﻿ (Höngg Power Station) | Operational |
  | Kappelerhof Power Station | 6.8 | Baden | 47°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) | 162 | Martigny | 46°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 | 4 | Zurich | 47°23′15″N 8°31′56″E﻿ / ﻿47.387396°N 8.532321°E﻿ / 47.387396; 8.532321﻿ (Letten Power Station) | Operational |
  | Linth–Limmern Power Stations | 1,480 | Linthal | 46°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 Stations | 363 | Bagnes | 45°59′53″N 7°20′55″E﻿ / ﻿45.997997°N 7.348658°E﻿ / 45.997997; 7.348658﻿ (Lac de Mauvoisin Dam) | Operational |
  | Mubisa power station | 26 | Ernen | | Operational |
  | Nant de Drance | 900 | Finhaut | 46°03′49″N 6°54′40″E﻿ / ﻿46.063661°N 6.911036°E﻿ / 46.063661; 6.911036﻿ (Nant de Drance) | Operational |
  | Nendaz Power Station | 390 | | | Operational |
  | Ottenbach Small Hydro | | Ottenbach | 47°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 | 2.6 | Untersiggenthal | 47°29′19″N 8°15′54″E﻿ / ﻿47.488687°N 8.264937°E﻿ / 47.488687; 8.264937﻿ (Schiffmühle Power Station) | Operational |
  | Thorenberg Power Station | 0.75 | Littau | 47°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 | 1 | Turgi | | Operational |
  | Verzasca Hydroelectric Power Station | 105 | Tenero-Contra | 46°11′48″N 8°50′53″E﻿ / ﻿46.196681°N 8.848097°E﻿ / 46.196681; 8.848097﻿ (Verzasca Dam) | Operational |
  | Wettingen Power Station | 26 | Wettingen | 47°27′24″N 8°19′14″E﻿ / ﻿47.456554°N 8.320631°E﻿ / 47.456554; 8.320631﻿ (Wettingen Power Station) | Operational |
  | Wysswasser Power Station | 3.1 | Fiesch | 46°23′48″N 8°08′07″E﻿ / ﻿46.39673°N 8.13520°E﻿ / 46.39673; 8.13520﻿ (GKW Wyswasser) | Operational |
  
  ## Nuclear
  
  | Name | Capacity (MWe) | Location | Geographic coordinates | Type | Operational |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Beznau Nuclear Power Plant, reactor I | 365 | Döttingen | 47°33′09″N 8°13′43″E﻿ / ﻿47.5524656°N 8.2285935°E﻿ / 47.5524656; 8.2285935﻿ (Beznau Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1) | PWR | 1969- |
  | Beznau II | 365 | Döttingen | 47°33′06″N 8°13′42″E﻿ / ﻿47.5517343°N 8.2282394°E﻿ / 47.5517343; 8.2282394﻿ (Beznau Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2) | PWR | 1971- |
  | Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant | 355 | Muehleberg | 46°58′08″N 7°16′05″E﻿ / ﻿46.9688616°N 7.2680515°E﻿ / 46.9688616; 7.2680515﻿ (Muehleberg Nuclear Power Plant) | BWR | 1972-2019 |
  | Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant | 970 | Däniken | 47°21′58″N 7°58′00″E﻿ / ﻿47.3659747°N 7.9666758°E﻿ / 47.3659747; 7.9666758﻿ (Goesgen Nuclear Power Plant) | PWR | 1979- |
  | Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant | 1165 | Leibstadt | 47°36′06″N 8°10′57″E﻿ / ﻿47.6016925°N 8.1826043°E﻿ / 47.6016925; 8.1826043﻿ (Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant) | BWR | 1984- |
  
  ## Thermal
  
  | Name | Capacity (MW) | Location | Geographic coordinates | Type and fuel | Operational |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Monthey | 55 | Monthey | - | combined cycle | 2009 |
  | Tridel | 17 | Lausanne | - | waste | - |
  | 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.
  
  