Mottec hydroelectric plant

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Mottec hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Anniviers, Sierre, Wallis, Switzerland.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Mottec hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1] 1958[1] 89 MW[1] 3[2] Pumped storage[1] Rhonewerke AG [27%]; Municipality of Anniviers [7%]; Municipality of Chalais [0%]; Sierre Energie [1%]; Sierre [7%]; Municipality of Chippis [1%]; Alpiq AG [54%][3][3][3][3][3][3][3] Forces Motrices de la Gougra[4]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Mottec hydroelectric plant

Location Complex Coordinates (WGS 84)
Anniviers, Sierre, Wallis, Switzerland[5] Gougra Complex[6] 46.1529, 7.6201 (exact)[5]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20241002204610/https://api3.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/energie/MapServer/ch.bfe.statistik-wasserkraftanlagen/503200/extendedHtmlPopup?lang=en. Archived from the original on 2024-10-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704095717/https://www.valdanniviers.ch/en/mottec-post-hydroelectric-plant-1907.html. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20241002204627/https://www.alpiq.hu/en/alpiq-group/media-relations/media-releases/media-release-detail/go-ahead-for-refurbishing-of-the-mottec-power-station-vs. Archived from the original on 2024-10-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20211127060847/https://openinframap.org/stats/area/Switzerland/plants/317575580. Archived from the original on 2021-11-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://goo.gl/maps/g8GbFsbH3fMDcd3z9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.alpiq.com/de/energie/anlagen/wasserkraft/speicherkraftwerk-gougra. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)