Power plant · Canton of Uri, Switzerland
Wassen power station
Wassen power station is a hydroelectric power plant in Canton of Uri, Switzerland, with 54 MW of capacity, operated by Swiss Federal Railways.
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 Uri | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1949 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Swiss Federal Railways | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 54 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 46.7157, 8.6101 | 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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Wassen power station is the 3rd-largest of 5 power plants in Canton of Uri and the 65th-largest of 96 in Switzerland by capacity; its 54 MW is 0.25% 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 Uri | 3rd of 5 | 397 MW | 14% |
| Switzerland | 65th of 96 | 21,969 MW | 0.25% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,505th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Operator and place
More from Swiss Federal Railways
- SBB power station120 MW
- Barberine power station107 MW
- Vernayaz power station92 MW
Other power plants in Canton of Uri
- Kraftwerk Göschenen198 MW
- SBB power station120 MW
- Arniberg power station13 MW
- Kraftwerk Erstfeldertal11.5 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.