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Power Plants in Switzerland

Switzerland has 168 power plants on the map, adding up to about 13 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is hydro. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS168

TOTAL CAPACITY13 GW

MOST COMMON FUELHydro

By fuel

How Switzerland’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Hydro162 · 96% · 10 GW

Nuclear4 · 2% · 3 GW

Solar2 · 1% · 20 MW

Largest power plants in Switzerland

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

1,285 MWBieudronHydro1999

1,245 MWKernkraftwerk LeibstadtNuclear1984

1,035 MWKernkraftwerk GösgenNuclear1979

1,000 MWLimmernHydro2016

760 MWKernkraftwerk BeznauNuclear

392 MWNendazHydro1960

390 MWKernkraftwerk MühlebergNuclear1972

348 MWGrimsel 2Hydro1981

340 MWBitsch (Biel)Hydro1969

324 MWBiascaHydro1959

306 MWFionnay (Dixence)Hydro1957

300 MWPradellaHydro1970

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