AlpinSolar: construction starts on largest alpine solar plant in Switzerland
6/1/2021
Press Release - Alpine Solar Over the next four months, Axpo and IWB will build the largest alpine solar plant in Switzerland at the Muttsee dam. Following construction approval from the local municipality of Glarus Süd, the first components were transported to the dam yesterday. AlpinSolar will generate 3.3 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually, half of which will be in the winter months. Supermarket chain Denner has concluded a 20-year power purchase agreement for the electricity produced by the plant. The local municipality of Glarus Süd issued the formal construction approval for AlpinSolar last week. Work began officially with delivery of the crane to the Muttsee dam. During
