Chancy-Pougny— 54 MW Hydroelectric
Chancy-Pougny is a 54 MW hydro power plant in Switzerland, commissioned in 1925. Ranked #43 of 162 hydro plants in Switzerland, it represents 0.55% of the country's total hydro capacity of 9,831 MW. The largest hydro plant in Switzerland is Bieudron at 1,285 MW, making Chancy-Pougny 23.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include GENISSIAT (420 MW, Hydro), Vouglans (285 MW, Hydro), and Verbois (102.8 MW, Hydro). The plant is located in the canton of Geneva, approximately 10 km from Geneva city center.
101 years old
Switzerland, Europe
- 47. largest of 168 plants in Switzerland
- #12,787 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,082 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.41% of the installed capacity of Switzerland
101 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Energie Wasser Bern operates 9 plants totalling 299 MW
108 plants within 100 km, 15,396 MW combined
Source: Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Chancy-Pougny is a hydro power plant producing approximately 189 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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