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KernKW Beznau Power Plant
KernKW Beznau Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Switzerland, with 730 MW of capacity, owned by Axpo 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 | Switzerland | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Canton of Aargau | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1969 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Axpo Holding | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Axpo Holding | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 730 MW (sum of operating units, Beznau 1 365 MW; Beznau 2 365 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 730 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 12W-0000000017-E | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 47.5520, 8.2280 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · 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 researchAlso recorded as
2 sources record KernKW Beznau; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| KernKW Beznau | asset:eic:12W-0000000017-E | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Beznau Nuclear Power Plant | asset:wikidata:Q686800 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
How it compares
KernKW Beznau is the 9th-largest of 96 power plants in Switzerland by capacity; its 730 MW is 3.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 9th of 96 | 21,969 MW | 3.3% |
| All power plants in our data | 795th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 38 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/202822460) | Substation | — | — | 8.0 km |
| Umspannwerk Albbruck | Substation | — | — | 8.8 km |
| Umspannwerk Tiengen | Substation | — | — | 9.4 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Axpo Holding
- Sparanise power plant760 MW
- Rheinau power station368 MW
- Kraftwerk Rüchlig11 MW
Other power plants in Switzerland
- Usine de Fionnay1,542 MW
- KW Oberhasli AG (KWO)1,370 MW
- Bieudron Hydroelectric Power Station1,269 MW
- KernKW Leibstadt AG1,245 MW
- KW Linth-Limmern AG1,141 MW
- Kernkraftwerk Gösgen1,020 MW
- Linth–Limmern Power Stations1,000 MW
- Nant de Drance (NDD)914 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.
- 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.