Information on general production restrictions

The deliverable capacity of hydro power plants depends on the installed capacity of the units, the flow capacity and as well special constraints related to the reservoir utilization or to the incoming inflows. Some  hydro plants have an inherent over-capacity, meaning that flow restrictions do not allow to produce at full force. Nevertheless, the reported capacity for Alpiq hydro portfolio equals the installed capacity. Detailed information on the difference between full availability and restricted availability can be found below:

Asset	Plant	Installed Capacity	Restricted Available Capacity
Blenio (OFIBLE)	Centrale di Biasca	420 MW	306 MW
	Centrale di Olivone	120 MW	110 MW
Hongrin-Léman (FMHL)	Usine de Veytaux (Turbines)	484 MW	420 MW
	Usine de Veytaux (Pumps)	496 MW	496 MW
Maggia (OFIMA)	Centrale di Bavona	162 MW	140 MW
	Centrale di Robiei	185 MW	160 MW
	Centrale di Verbano	155 MW	110 MW
Cleuson-Dixence (CLD)	Usine de Bieudron	1254 MW	1188 MW

 

Further detailed information on planned and unplanned outages is available on the website of the EEX Transparency platform.

For any related question, please contact Asset Optimization or Dispatching team.