Grimsel 1 hydroelectric plant

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Other names: Grimsel 1 Oberaarsee (Phase 2), Grimsel 1 Grimselsee (Phase 1)

Grimsel 1 hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district, Oberland administrative region, Bern, Switzerland.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Grimsel 1 hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1] 1974[1] 33 MW[1] Conventional storage[2] Industrielle Werke Basel (IWB) [16%]; Energie Wasser Bern (EWB) [16%]; Elektrizitätswerk Der Stadt Zürich (EWZ) [16%]; BKW Energie AG [50%][3][4][3][4][3][4][3][4] Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO)[4]
Operating[1] 1954[1] 35 MW[1] Conventional storage[5] Industrielle Werke Basel (IWB) [16%]; Energie Wasser Bern (EWB) [16%]; Elektrizitätswerk Der Stadt Zürich (EWZ) [16%]; BKW Energie AG [50%][3][4][3][4][3][4][3][4] Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO)[4]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Grimsel 1 hydroelectric plant

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district, Oberland administrative region, Bern, Switzerland[6][7] 46.5753, 8.3336 (exact)[6][7]
Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district, Oberland administrative region, Bern, Switzerland[6][7] 46.5753, 8.3336 (exact)[6][7]

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References

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  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20241218015912/https://www.grimselstrom.ch/investoren/verwaltungsrat/. Archived from the original on 2024-12-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20241218020051/https://www.grimselstrom.ch/strom-aus-wasserkraft/kraftwerke. Archived from the original on 2024-12-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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