Switzerland

Europe

Switzerland operates 168 power plants with a combined capacity of 13.3 GW. Below is its generation profile, fuel mix and largest stations, drawn from the World Power Plants database.

Power Plants

168

Total tracked

Capacity

13.3 GW

Installed

Renewable Share

74%

Of capacity

Largest Plant

Bieudron

By capacity

Fuel Mix

Hydroelectric74%

Nuclear25.8%

Solar0.2%

Largest Stations

Bieudron

Switzerland · Hydroelectric

1,285MW · 1999

Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt

Switzerland · Nuclear

1,245MW · 1984

Kernkraftwerk Gösgen

Switzerland · Nuclear

1,035MW · 1979

Limmern

Switzerland · Hydroelectric

1,000MW · 2016

Kernkraftwerk Beznau

Switzerland · Nuclear

760MW · 1965

Nendaz

Switzerland · Hydroelectric

392MW · 1960