Power plant · Canton of Berne, Switzerland
Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant
Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant is a closed nuclear power plant in Canton of Berne, Switzerland, with 355 MW of capacity, operated by BKW Energie.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Canton of Berne | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Closed | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1972 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2019 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | BKW Energie | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 355 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 46.9708, 7.2703 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant is the largest of 9 power plants in Canton of Berne and the 20th-largest of 96 in Switzerland by capacity; its 355 MW is 1.6% of the 21,969 MW we hold for Switzerland. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton of Berne | 1st of 9 | 786 MW | 45% |
| Switzerland | 20th of 96 | 21,969 MW | 1.6% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,505th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Operator and place
More from BKW Energie
- Aarberg power station155 MW
- Kraftwerk Wynau104 MW
- Mühleberg power station45 MW
- Bannwil power station26.8 MW
- Niederried-Radelfingen power station15 MW
Other power plants in Canton of Berne
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.