Bannwil is a 28.5 MW hydro power plant in Switzerland, commissioned in 1970. Ranked #65 of 162 hydro plants in Switzerland. Its 28.5 MW accounts for 0.29% of Switzerland's total hydro capacity of 9,831 MW. The largest hydro plant in Switzerland is Bieudron at 1,285 MW, making Bannwil 45 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Kernkraftwerk Gösgen (1,035 MW, Nuclear) and Wehr (910 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Aargau region, approximately 50 km northwest of Zurich.
56 years old
Switzerland, Europe
- 69. largest of 168 plants in Switzerland
- #17,178 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,945 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.21% of the installed capacity of Switzerland
56 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Kraftwerke Bannwil AG operates 1 plants totalling 29 MW
130 plants within 100 km, 12,699 MW combined
Source: Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Bannwil is a hydro power plant producing approximately 100 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Switzerland- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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