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The two run-of-river power plants Gösgen and Ruppoldingen will generate approximately 8 GWh of additional electricity in the winter half-year…

In consideration of the risk of electricity shortages in Switzerland during the 2022-2023 winter season, Alpiq has made a rapid analysis of the…

The European electricity market as we know it today only came into being in 1998, when a new law, the Electricity Supply Act, was passed with the aim…

Finhaut, Switzerland – The ninth of September 2022 will remain a significant date for Nant de Drance. The inauguration of this 900 MW pumped storage…

In the autumn of 2022, Alpiq Hydro Aare AG will start reinforcing several sections of the embankments of the over 100-year-old Aare Canal in Niederamt…

Sion, 30 August 2022 – Grande Dixence SA has appointed Beat Imboden as new director of the company. From 1 August 2023, the 57-year-old engineer will…

The Nant de Drance pumped storage power plant in the canton of Valais has been in service since 1 July 2022. In order to unleash its full potential,…

In April 2022, the Chairman of Alpiq’s Board of Directors spoke about important energy topics in the ‘NZZ am Sonntag’ newspaper. In the interview,…

Marketing renewable energies is Alpiq’s prime business activity in Germany. Currently, it comprises a portfolio of 3,000 MW, which corresponds to 402…