01.10.2021 | Steady progress on Switzerland’s largest alpine solar power plant at the Muttsee dam wall

Construction at an altitude of over 2500 meters

The construction of the largest alpine solar plant in Switzerland is progressing. Once completed, AlpinSolar will produce 3.3 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year - half of it in winter. Axpo, IWB and Denner are making a contribution to the energy revolution with this pioneering project.

See for yourself how construction is taking place at 2500 meters above sea level as panel after panel is being assembled. 

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