| FI SV EN

Switch to the Axpo Group website.

Go to Axpo Group's website.

22.03.2018 | Amazing figures on hydroelectric power plants

Hydropower - local and clean

In Switzerland 60 per cent of the electricity produced is generated from hydropower. This power is produced domestically, making it reliable, virtually CO2-free, as well as storable and renewable. Exciting facts about the hydropower plants in the video.

From a European perspective, Switzerland is a leader in hydropower production – only Norway, Austria and Island have a greater hydropower proportion in their power production portfolio. As the largest Swiss producer of hydropower, Axpo makes a substantial contribution to this top position. Facts about major Axpo hydroelectric power plants can be seen in the video:

More articles for you

Show all

Sustainability

Thinking and acting sustainably

Important progress in implementing its climate strategy

Read more

People

Training tomorrow’s energy experts

44 apprentices in 20 professions

Read more

Energy market

Decoupled fuel prices and geopolitical tensions shape energy markets

European Energy Markets Monthly, December 2025

Read more