Verbano is a 150MW hydro power project. It is located on Tessin river/basin in Switzerland. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1953.
Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 150 | 150 | – | Active | Switzerland |
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Description
Axpo Power, Industrielle Werke Basel, Alpiq Holding, Elektrizitatswerk der Stadt Zurich, BKW Energie and Energie Wasser Bern are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 30%, 12.5%, 12.5%, 10%, 10% and 5% respectively.
The gross head of the project is 300m. The project generated 507 GWh of electricity.
The hydro power project consists of 4 turbines, each with 25MW nameplate capacity.
The hydro power project consists of 1 turbine with 50MW nameplate capacity.

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By GlobalDataDevelopment Status
The project got commissioned in 1953.
Contractors Involved
ABB supplied 1 electric generator for the project.
ABB supplied 4 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 32 MVA.
Methodology
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