Vissoie hydroelectric plant

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

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Vissoie hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1] 1958[1] 50 MW[1] 3[2] Conventional storage[3] 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%][4][4][4][4][4][4][4] Forces Motrices de la Gougra[5]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Vissoie hydroelectric plant

Location River Complex Coordinates (WGS 84)
Anniviers, Wallis, Sierre, Switzerland[1] Navizence[6] Gougra Complex[7] 46.2163, 7.5854 (exact)[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230221170108/https://www.wri.org/research/global-database-power-plants. Archived from the original on 2023-02-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.alpiq.com/fr/energie/amenagements/energie-hydraulique/centrale-a-accumulation-de-gougra. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Statistics on hydropower plants (WASTA)". api3.geo.admin.ch. Archived from the original on 2024-12-18. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 https://www.rehydro.eu/demonstration/forces-motrices-alpiq-switzerland/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/212721361. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://map.geo.admin.ch/#/map?lang=en&center=2611450.28,1117584.49&z=9.439&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe&topic=ech&layers=ch.bfe.statistik-wasserkraftanlagen@features=503300. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://www.alpiq.com/de/energie/anlagen/wasserkraft/speicherkraftwerk-gougra. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)