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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 / 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^[3]	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^[4]	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^[5]	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)^[5]	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^[6]	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^[2]	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^[7]	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]	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^[2]	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^[8]	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^[9]	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	PWR	1969–
Beznau II	365	Döttingen	47°33′06″N 8°13′42″E / 47.5517343°N 8.2282394°E / 47.5517343; 8.2282394	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^[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]

References

^ "Hydropower". Swiss Confederation - Federal Office of Energy. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Limmat Power Generation". Regional Werke AG Baden. Archived from the original on 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
^ "Flusskraftwerk Dietikon". Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich. Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
^ "Das Etzelwerk" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
^ ^a ^b Grimsel Hydropower Scheme
^ "Kraftwerk Höngg". City of Zurich. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
^ "Kraftwerk Letten". City of Zurich. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
^ "Kraftwerk Wettingen". City of Zurich. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
^ GKW Fiesch
^ Alpiq website
^ Tridel website
^ "Gaskraftwerk könnte in 30 Minuten am Netz sein".