Grande Dixence
News: 22.08.2012 11:00
The official inauguration of the Ibex Trail upstream from the Grande Dixence Dam will take place on Saturday 25 August 2012. The trail was only partly accessible for several years following a landslide in 2004. The route of the trekking and nature trail has been partially modified. Several new posts have been added giving information on the ...
News: 22.09.2011 10:30
This afternoon, some 100 invited guests celebrate the 50-year history of Grande Dixence dam and inaugurate the exhibition that documents the construction of the world's highest dam. The anniversary offers the opportunity to take a look back in time and illustrate the importance of a power plant complex such as Grande Dixence for energy supplies in ...
News: 30.04.2010 12:00
Today, Bieudron power plant is host to the event in celebration of the sixtieth birthday of Grande Dixence SA, the commissioning of the Cleuson-Dixence facilities and the inauguration of the new information pavilion and the visitor trail. With its 1269 MW of installed power, Bieudron power plant enables its two owners – Grande Dixence SA and Alpiq ...
News: 21.08.2009 12:00
On 29 August, the public will have an opportunity to visit around fifty hydropower schemes in Switzerland as part of the Hydropower Day organised by the Association suisse pour l’aménagement des eaux (ASAE). Alpiq will take part in the event by opening six of its schemes to the public. A generator of power in Switzerland that is over 50% derived ...
