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  • Negotiations between ewz, the municipality of Surses and the canton of Graubünden

    Negotiations between ewz, the municipality of Surses and the canton of Graubünden

    Ewz’s original concession application for the renewal of the water rights concessions for the Tinizong and Nandro power plants, which expire in May 2035, was rejected by the Surses electoral municipality on 21 January 2024. Despite this decision, ewz remains optimistic and intends to continue the constructive dialogue in order to highlight the advantages of a renewed concession.

    Philippe Heinzer, Head of the Energy division at ewz, emphasises ewz’s willingness to engage in solution-oriented negotiations and sees the inclusion of the concession renewal as one of the options for action in the municipality’s message as a positive sign of confidence.

    As a long-standing electricity producer in the region, ewz has extensive experience and is significantly integrated into the local economy and infrastructure. With an annual production of over 700 GWh, which corresponds to the consumption of around 280,000 four-room households, ewz plays a central role in the regional energy supply. A licence renewal would enable ewz to continue to operate the existing plants efficiently and safely and to continue to guarantee the energy supply in the region.

    In addition, ewz invests around CHF 10 million annually in the maintenance and modernisation of the power plants and the regional distribution grid and contributes to regional value creation with substantial tax and water interest payments.

    By focussing on strengthening hydropower as a renewable energy source, ewz is reaffirming its commitment to the preservation and further development of this important resource. The planned offer for a new concession to the municipality of Surses and the canton of Graubünden will show how ewz sees its role in the future energy supply of the region and how it can contribute to the sustainable development of the local community.

  • Canton Uri increases stake in EWA-energieUri

    Canton Uri increases stake in EWA-energieUri

    As part of its energy strategy, the canton of Uri is aiming for a long-term majority stake in EWA-energieUri , inform the canton, EWA-energieUri and Centralschweizische Kraftwerke AG ( CWK ) in a joint message . In the coming years, the canton's participation in the energy and water supplier is to be expanded from the current 29 to 40 percent. To this end, the canton of Uri wants to take over a stake from CKW.

    A corresponding agreement has already been signed by the three partners, the message goes on to say. It regulates the acquisition of further shares by the canton in the course of awarding water rights concessions.

    Specifically, the canton of Uri is initially to receive a further 5 percent of the shares in EWA-energieUri when the Lucendro shares in Uri are awarded. The license is due to be renewed in 2024. The canton of Uri will transfer its shares in the Lucendro power plant to EWA-energieUri and in return will receive shares in the Uri energy supplier. The allocation of the shares from the Ritom, Wassen and Amsteg power plants to EWA-energieUri is intended to bring in a further 6 percent of the Uri energy supplier for the canton. The shares are assigned to the canton by CWK.