Grimsel 3 hydroelectric plant

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Grimsel 3 hydroelectric plant is a shelved hydroelectric power plant in Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district, Oberland administrative region, Bern, Switzerland.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Grimsel 3 hydroelectric plant

Status	Nameplate capacity	Turbines	Technology type	Owner	Operator
Shelved	660 MW	3 x 220 MW	Pumped storage	BKW Energie AG [50%]; Energie Wasser Bern (EWB) [16%]; Elektrizitätswerk Der Stadt Zürich (EWZ) [16%]; Industrielle Werke Basel (IWB) [16%]	Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO)

Location

Table 2: Location details for Grimsel 3 hydroelectric plant

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district, Oberland administrative region, Bern, Switzerland	46.5434, 8.2562 (exact)

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