Veytaux hydroelectric plant

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Other names: Veytaux-Hongrin

Veytaux hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in District de la Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut, Vaud, Switzerland.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Veytaux hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner
Operating[1] 1972[1] 240 MW[2] 4[3] Pumped storage[1] Groupe E SA [13%]; Romande Energie [41%]; Ville de Lausanne [6%]; Alpiq AG [39%][4][4][4][4]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Veytaux hydroelectric plant

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
District de la Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut, Vaud, Switzerland[5] 46.4102, 6.9317 (exact)[5]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220616202058/https://api.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/energie/MapServer/ch.bfe.statistik-wasserkraftanlagen/509100/extendedHtmlPopup?lang=en. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.alpiq.com/power-generation/hydropower-plants/pumped-storage-power-plants/hongrin-leman. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220623023939/https://www.alpiq.com/power-generation/hydropower-plants/storage-power-plants/hongrin-leman. Archived from the original on 2022-06-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230221121406/http://www.fmhl.ch/PgStd1.asp?m=500. Archived from the original on 2023-02-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220616193019/https://ld.geo.admin.ch/energy/hydropowerplant/509100. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)