Power plant · Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
Eglisau-Glattfelden Power Station
Eglisau-Glattfelden Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant in Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, with 43.4 MW of capacity, owned by Axpo AG.
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 Zurich | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1920 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Axpo AG | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Axpo AG | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 43.4 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 | 47.5748, 8.4733 | 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.
Request researchHow it compares
Eglisau-Glattfelden Power Station is the 2nd-largest of 2 power plants in Canton of Zurich and the 68th-largest of 93 in Switzerland by capacity; its 43.4 MW is 0.2% 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 Zurich | 2nd of 2 | 411 MW | 11% |
| Switzerland | 68th of 93 | 21,579 MW | 0.2% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,485th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 34 substations and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/105019729) | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Umspannwerk Tiengen | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
| Umspannwerk Gurtweil | Substation | — | — | 18 km |
| Hegau Cloud | Data center | — | — | 37 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Axpo AG
- Kraftwerk Wildegg-Brugg49.7 MW
- Kraftwerk Reckingen38 MW
- Wasserkraftwerk Beznau19.5 MW
- Reichenau power station18 MW
- Fätschbach power station14.5 MW
Other power plants in Canton of Zurich
- Rheinau power station368 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.