Sella small hydro power station
In conjunction with the renewal of the licence for the Lucendro power plant complex and the construction of a second pressure line to the Airolo power station, Alpiq built the Sella small hydro power station. Commissioned in October 1991, this power station uses the 100-meter difference in height between the Sella reservoir and Lake Lucendro. Out of consideration for the landscape, the building was granite-clad and the pressure line laid completely underground.
New Renewable Power
Small Hydropower Plants
Switzerland
Canton Ticino, Switzerland
1.5 MW
Alpiq: 100 %
1991
2.7 GWh (average)
Yes
in service