Power plant · Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland
Flumenthal power station
Flumenthal power station is a hydroelectric power plant in Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, with 27 MW of capacity, owned by Alpiq Holding.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Canton of Solothurn | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1970 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Alpiq Holding | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 27 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Run-of-river hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 47.2291, 7.5899 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Flumenthal power station is the 3rd-largest of 3 power plants in Canton of Solothurn and the 74th-largest of 93 in Switzerland by capacity; its 27 MW is 0.13% of the 21,579 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 Solothurn | 3rd of 3 | 1,048 MW | 2.6% |
| Switzerland | 74th of 93 | 21,579 MW | 0.13% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,569th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 21 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/107254597) | Substation | — | — | 36 km |
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/138809712) | Substation | — | — | 41 km |
| Rheinfelden | Substation | — | — | 41 km |
Owner and place
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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.
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- 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.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- 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.