Power plant · Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Chancy-Pougny dam
Chancy-Pougny dam is a hydroelectric power plant in Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, with 38 MW of capacity, operated by Services Industriels de Genève and Compagnie Nationale du Rhône.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Canton of Geneva | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1924 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Services Industriels de Genève | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Compagnie Nationale du Rhône | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 38 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 46.1606, 5.9761 | 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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Chancy-Pougny dam is the 2nd-largest of 3 power plants in Canton of Geneva and the 71st-largest of 96 in Switzerland by capacity; its 38 MW is 0.17% 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 Geneva | 2nd of 3 | 151 MW | 25% |
| Switzerland | 71st of 96 | 21,969 MW | 0.17% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,635th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Operators and place
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- Verbois dam100 MW
- Usine hydroélectrique de Chèvres13.2 MW
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.