Power plant · Switzerland
KW Linth-Limmern AG
KW Linth-Limmern AG is a pumped storage power plant in Switzerland, with 1,141 MW of capacity.
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 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1964 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,141 MW (sum of operating units, Limmern - Muttsee G1 250 MW; Limmern - Muttsee G2 250 MW; Limmern - Muttsee G3 250 MW; Limmern - Muttsee G4 250 MW; Tierfehd - Limmern GPSW 141 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 5 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Pumped hydro storage (registered as Hydro Pumped Storage) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 12W-0000000018-B | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 46.8760, 8.9870 | 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.
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2 sources record KW Linth-Limmern AG; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KW Linth-Limmern AG | asset:eic:12W-0000000018-B | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Fätschbach | asset:opsd:12W-0000000018-B | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
KW Linth-Limmern AG is the 5th-largest of 96 power plants in Switzerland by capacity; its 1,141 MW is 5.2% 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 | 5th of 96 | 21,969 MW | 5.2% |
| All power plants in our data | 402nd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Place
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
- Kernkraftwerk Gösgen1,020 MW
- Linth–Limmern Power Stations1,000 MW
- Nant de Drance (NDD)914 MW
- KernKW Beznau730 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.
- Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe). Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe), Restricted.
- 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.