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  • Construction of a solar plant at 2000 metres

    Construction of a solar plant at 2000 metres

    Construction of the Madrisa Solar project by Repower, Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich(EKZ) and the municipality of Klosters has begun, according to a joint announcement by the partners. A solar plant with a production capacity of 12 megawatts is being built at an altitude of around 2000 metres above Klosters. It is expected to supply around 17 gigawatt hours of electricity per year. Over 40 per cent of this will be generated in winter. The electricity produced will be purchased by EKZ for customers in its own supply area and the Klosters-Madrisa mountain railway.

    After the population of the municipality of Klosters voted in favour of Madrisa Solar in October 2023, the first preparatory work began in autumn 2024. Predominantly regional companies were commissioned with the planning and realisation of Madrisa Solar. Around 15 per cent of the plant should be in operation by the end of 2025. Full commissioning is planned for the end of 2027.

    “After an intensive planning phase and a challenging approval process with many parties involved, we are very pleased with the start,” said Michael Roth, Head of Production & Grid at Repower and member of the Executive Board. Paul Sidler, Head of Renewable Energies at EKZ, describes Madrisa Solar as “a further commitment to a secure and sustainable electricity supply in Switzerland. This complex pioneering project also makes an important contribution to the urgently needed winter electricity.”

  • Start of construction for alpine solar plant in Klosters

    Start of construction for alpine solar plant in Klosters

    The Madrisa Solar alpine solar power plant can be built. According to a press release, Madrisa Solar AG, the client, has decided to go ahead with the construction. The plant will be built near the Klosters-Madrisa mountain railway at an altitude of 2,000 metres above sea level.

    The south-facing plant will have an output of 12 megawatts and is expected to generate 17 gigawatt hours per year, enough to supply 3500 households. The electricity will be purchased by EKZ, based in Dietikon ZH, and the Klosters-Madrisa mountain railway company. In addition to the cantonal energy supplier from Zurich, the Graubünden-based energy supplier Repower and the municipality of Klosters each hold a one-third stake in Madrisa Solar AG.

    “For us, Madrisa Solar is a further commitment to the energy transition,” said Paul Sidler, Head of Renewable Energies at EKZ, in the press release. “As a pioneering project, the Alpine solar plant will strengthen security of supply in winter in the future.”

    “The decisive factors for the positive decision were the ideal location, the great support of the municipality of Klosters, the partnership with EKZ and the good cooperation with the cantonal authorities and environmental protection organisations,” adds Repower CEO Roland Leuenberger.

    According to municipal president Hansueli Roth, Klosters is building on its previous commitment: “As an energy town, Klosters wants to make a contribution to the expansion of renewable energies with its participation in Madrisa Solar in addition to its existing use of hydropower (for over 100 years) and thus fulfil its shared responsibility as a tourist municipality with high winter energy consumption.”