Wägital hydroelectric plant

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Wägital hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in March, Schwyz, Switzerland.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Wägital hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1] 1926[1] 108 MW[2] 8[3] Conventional and pumped storage[3] Axpo Holding AG [50%]; Elektrizitätswerk Der Stadt Zürich (EWZ) [50%][4][5] AG Kraftwerke Wägital[3]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Wägital hydroelectric plant

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
March, Schwyz, Switzerland[6] 47.1384, 8.8976 (exact)[6]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220616203817/https://www-axpo-com.translate.goog/de/de/ueber-uns/medien-und-politik/medienmitteilungen.detail.html/medienmitteilungen/2021/Kraftwerk-Waegital-Erstes-Partnerwerk-feiert-100-jaehriges-Jubilaeum.html?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, Installed Capacity Per Production Unit". European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity. 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20120629055220/http://www.axpo.ch/axpo/de/hydroenergie/wissen/partnerkraftwerkevonaxpoaggefuehrt/waegital.html. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://archive.org/details/axpo-annual-report-2012-2013. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://archive.org/details/EWZ_Financial_Report_2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220616184952/https://ld.geo.admin.ch/energy/hydropowerplant/404100. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)