Veytaux

Veytaux pumped hydro overview.

Veytaux is the underground power-station complex of the Hongrin–Léman pumped-storage scheme in Vaud, Switzerland. It moves water between Lake Geneva and the Hongrin reservoir, around 880 metres higher. The original station and its 2017 extension provide 480 MW of installed generating machinery, with 60 MW held in reserve.In OperationSwitzerland

At a Glance

Installed capacity

480 MW

Energy storage

100,000 MWh

Operator

Data coming soon

Country

Switzerland

Location

46.410°, 6.932°

Website

Official project page

Ownership

6 records

Share	Role	Details	Period
Unknown	Indirect Parent	Shareholder in FMHL, the company owning the Veytaux scheme.	Current / not dated
Unknown	Owner	Owns the Hongrin–Léman pumped-storage scheme, including the Veytaux power stations.	Current / not dated
Unknown	Indirect Parent	Shareholder in FMHL, the company owning the Veytaux scheme.	Current / not dated
Unknown	Operator	Operates the scheme under mandate from FMHL.	Current / not dated
Unknown	Indirect Parent	Shareholder in FMHL, the company owning the Veytaux scheme.	Current / not dated
Unknown	Indirect Parent	Shareholder in FMHL, the company owning the Veytaux scheme.	Current / not dated

Organisations

8 records

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

Organisation	Role	Details
	Scheme managerDevelopment And Asset Management	Manages the scheme and production dispatch for FMHL.
	Veytaux II electromechanical supplierTurbine Supply	Supplied and installed the two 120 MW Pelton generating groups for the extension.
	Engineering partner, GIHLEM consortiumEngineering And Design	Participated in the GIHLEM engineering consortium for the Veytaux II extension.
	Engineering partner, GIHLEM consortiumEngineering And Design	Participated in the GIHLEM engineering consortium for the Veytaux II extension.
	Hydraulic modelling research partnerResearch And Monitoring	Provided physical hydraulic modelling for the design of the Veytaux II extension.
	Hydraulic modelling research partnerResearch And Monitoring	Provided physical hydraulic modelling for the design of the Veytaux II extension.
	Lead engineer, GIHLEM consortiumEngineering And Design	Participated in the GIHLEM engineering consortium for the Veytaux II extension.
	Plant operatorOperations Maintenance	Operates the Veytaux installations on behalf of FMHL.

Supplier registration

Contact page only

How suppliers get onto this project's radar: its standing register, supplier portal or contact route.

Supplier enquiries can be directed through the scheme’s general contact form. Businesses can use this channel to introduce their capabilities and request the appropriate procurement contact.

General enquiries for the Hongrin–Léman scheme; the contact form is not a supplier register.

Contact page

SourceChecked 30 Oct 2026

Capacity history

Recorded project capacity figures. Future-dated changes are shown but are not used as current capacity.

Effective	Capacity type	Capacity	Source
Current	Installed capacity	480 MW	FMHL — installed machinery including 60 MW reserve

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