Rempen

Rempen pumped hydro overview.

Rempen is the upper power station of the Wägital hydropower scheme in Vorderthal, Schwyz. It generates electricity from the head between the Wägitalersee and the Rempen balancing reservoir, with pumps returning water to the upper lake. AG Kraftwerk Wägital operates Rempen alongside the downstream Siebnen station.In OperationSwitzerland

At a Glance

Capacity

60 MW

Energy storage

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Country

Switzerland

Location

47.138°, 8.898°

Website

Official project page

Ownership

1 record

Share	Organisation	Role	Details	Period
Unknown		Owner Operator	Owner and operator of the installation.	Current / not dated

Organisations

4 records

Organisations recorded as working on this asset or its project, and their role.

Organisation	Role	Details
	Station owner and operatorOwner Operator	AG Kraftwerk Wägital owns and operates Rempen as the upper stage of its two-stage hydropower scheme.
	Partner-company shareholderDevelopment And Finance	Axpo Power AG holds half of AG Kraftwerk Wägital, the company operating Rempen and Siebnen.
	Partner-company shareholderDevelopment And Finance	ewz holds half of AG Kraftwerk Wägital, the company operating Rempen and Siebnen.
	Scheme-wide electricity purchaser through AxpoOfftake Revenue	EW Höfe’s November 2024 announcement extends purchases of electricity from the Wägital scheme through Axpo until 2040.

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