About us
Alpiq is a leading Swiss electricity producer and energy service provider and is active throughout Europe. We offer our customers comprehensive and efficient services in the fields of energy generation, marketing and energy optimisation.
It is our aspiration to follow our purpose in our entrepreneurial thinking and actions: ‘together for a better climate and an improved security of supply’. Together with our values and ethical standards, this purpose is firmly anchored in our corporate culture. We pursue a sustainable, financially stable and risk-adjusted business model.
Alpiq has a strong asset base of hydro and thermal plants, nuclear and renewable assets. We have been producing climate-friendly and sustainable electricity from CO2-free Swiss hydropower for more than a hundred years. This climate-friendly and flexible asset portfolio is operated and optimised in the best possible way. Our core business also comprises energy trading through electricity, gas and other energy products in many European countries. A sustainable and cost-effective energy procurement strategy is an important aspect of any business. Our Sales & Origination team supports industrial and business customers with sustainable energy management and a wide range of energy solutions and services.
We have about 1,300 employees. Our headquarters are in Lausanne.
Active throughout Europe
Alpiq has a strong presence in selected European countries and offers comprehensive services for a sustainable and efficient energy supply. You will find an overview of our market activities and group companies here.
Our production stems from CO2-free technology such as hydropower and nuclear power in Switzerland and wind and photovoltaic power plants in several European countries. In Italy, Spain and Hungary, we operate modern and flexible gas-fired combined-cycle power plants, where the focus is on strengthening the security of supply with electricity, and in Hungary this is also combined with district heating. Our goal is to continuously optimise the efficiency of the plants in order to reduce emissions.
Through the further expansion of flexibility solutions, we enable the integration of renewable energy capacity into the energy system to further the transition towards a decarbonised energy supply. Alpiq is a pioneer in the production of green hydrogen in Switzerland and supports the reduction of carbon in heavy-duty traffic; we are constantly expanding our expertise in this area.
PP24
Overview: Production volumes and installed capacity 2024
Installed capacity at 31.12.2024 1 | Production 2024 2 | |||
Power Plants (incl. related contracts) | MW | MW | GWh | GWh |
Hydropower | 3,327 | 6,774 | ||
Switzerland | 3,027 | 5,692 | ||
France 3 | 300 | 1,082 | ||
Small-scale hydropower, wind, photovoltaics | 255 | 427 | ||
Switzerland | 18 | 70 | ||
France | 13 | 38 | ||
Italy | 224 | 319 | ||
Nuclear power | 831 | 6,705 | ||
Switzerland | 676 | 5,833 | ||
France 4 | 155 | 873 | ||
Conventional thermal power | 1,308 | 3,375 | ||
Italy | 491 | 2,444 | ||
Spain | 414 | 487 | ||
Hungary | 403 | 444 | ||
Total | 5,721 | 17,281 | ||
1Based on Alpiq’s net share of total power plant production
2Net share attributable to Alpiq from total power plant production (after deducting pumped energy)
3Including base versus peak exchange contract
4Long term supply contract