Piottino is a 72.9 MW hydro power plant in Switzerland, commissioned in 1932. Ranked #34 of 162 hydro plants in Switzerland. Its 72.9 MW accounts for 0.74% of Switzerland's total hydro capacity of 9,831 MW. The largest hydro plant in Switzerland is Bieudron at 1,285 MW, making Piottino 17.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Roncovalgrande Hydroelectric Plant (1,000 MW, Hydro), Limmern (1,000 MW, Hydro), and Biasca (324 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the canton of Graubünden, approximately 150 km southeast of Zurich.
94 years old
Switzerland, Europe
- 38. largest of 168 plants in Switzerland
- #11,594 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,716 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.55% of the installed capacity of Switzerland
94 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Energie Wasser Bern (EWB) operates 3 plants totalling 143 MW
118 plants within 100 km, 7,513 MW combined
Source: Swiss Federal Office of Energy
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Piottino is a hydro power plant producing approximately 255 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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