Gougra Complex

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Gougra Complex is a complex of operating hydroelectric power plants in Switzerland.

The complex consists of the following projects:

• Mottec hydroelectric plant
• Vissoie hydroelectric plant

Complex Details

Table 1: Project-level details for Gougra Complex

Project name	Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Technology type	Owner
Mottec hydroelectric plant	operating	1958	89.0 MW	Pumped storage	Rhonewerke AG [27%]; Municipality of Anniviers [7%]; Municipality of Chalais [0%]; Sierre Energie [1%]; Sierre [7%]; Municipality of Chippis [1%]; Alpiq AG [54%]
Vissoie hydroelectric plant	operating	1958	50.0 MW	Conventional storage	Rhonewerke AG [27%]; Sierre Energie [1%]; Commune d’Anniviers [7%]; Administration Municipale de Sierre [7%]; Administration Communale de Chalais [0%]; Administration Communale de Chippis [1%]; Alpiq AG [54%]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Gougra Complex

Project name	Location	River	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mottec hydroelectric plant	Anniviers, Sierre, Wallis, Switzerland	–	46.1529, 7.6201 (exact)
Vissoie hydroelectric plant	Anniviers, Wallis, Sierre, Switzerland	Navizence	46.2163, 7.5854 (exact)

The map below shows the exact locations of the projects in the complex:

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Additional data

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