Alpiq

Alpiq

Type	Private company
Industry	energy production, energy trading, renewable energy
Founded	2009
Headquarters	Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Key people	Giovanni Leonardi, CEO
Products	energy
Revenue	CHF 14.82 billion (2009)
Employees	10,795 (2009)
Website	www.alpiq.com

Alpiq is an electric power production and distribution utility with headquarters in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It operates mainly in Switzerland, but it also has power stations in Italy, France, Norway, Hungary and the Czech Republic and building new ones in Germany, Italy, France, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic.^[1] The group was established in 2009 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland after the merger of two Swiss energy companies Aare-Tessin Ltd. for Electricity (Atel) and Energie Ouest Suisse (EOS).^[2]

Contents 1 History 2 Activity 2.1 Hydroelectric power stations 2.2 Thermal power stations 2.3 Other power stations 2.4 Electricity trading 3 References 4 See also

History

Alpiq was founded in 2009 as a result of the merger of Swiss energy companies Atel and EOS. Atel (Aare-Tessin Ltd. for Electricity) was founded in 1894 and was active in Europe in the production, trading and sale of electricity.^[2] EOS (Energie Ouest Suisse) was founded in 1919 by several electricity companies based in Western Switzerland. The company was specialised in producing electric power from hydroelectric sources and owned many stations in the country. It also had a 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) energy distribution network in the same area.^[2]

Activity

Alpiq is specialised in the production, distribution and trading of electric power. The company owns around 6,322 MW in hydroelectric, thermal, wind and solar power stations.^[3] Alpiq has stakes in 2,963 MW of hydroelectric power stations, 3,250 MW of thermal power stations and 109 MW in small hydroelectric power stations, wind farms and solar power stations.^[3]

Hydroelectric power stations

The company partially or fully owns around 2,963 MW of hydroelectric power station in Switzerland and Italy. The largest hydroelectric power station fully owned by Alpiq is the Lucendro hydroelectric power station located in Switzerland that has an installed capacity of 60 MW. The company also owns a 60% stake in the Grande Dixence SA, company that manages the Grande Dixence Dam.^[4]

Rank	Name	Type	Country	Capacity (MW)	Annual production (million kWh)	Stake (%)	Note
1	Flumenthal	run-of-river	Switzerland	23.7	146	100	[5]
2	Gösgen	run-of-river	Switzerland	51.3	300	100	[6]
3	Klingnau	run-of-river	Switzerland	37	230	10	[7]
4	Ruppoldingen	run-of-river	Switzerland	21.1	115	100	[8]
5	Ryburg-Schwörstadt	run-of-river	Switzerland	110	760	25	[9]
6	Blenio	conventional	Switzerland	400	890	17	[10]
7	Chandoline	conventional	Switzerland	120	320	10.9	[11]
8	Cleuson-Dixence	conventional	Switzerland	1,269	?	32	[12]
8	Emosson	conventional	Switzerland	360	840	50	[13]
9	Engadine	conventional	Switzerland	414	1,330	22	[14]
10	Conches	conventional	Switzerland	119	280	41	[15]
11	Fully	conventional	Switzerland	6	12	28	[16]
12	Martigny-Bourg	conventional	Switzerland	21	90	18	[17]
13	Gd-St-Bernard	conventional	Switzerland	40	96	25	[18]
14	Hongrin-Léman	conventional	Switzerland	240	530	39.3	[19]
15	Gougra	conventional	Switzerland	159	575	65	[20]
16	Grande Dixence	conventional	Switzerland	680	2,000	60	[21]
17	Hinterrhein	conventional	Switzerland	741	1,460	9.3	[22]
18	Lucendro	conventional	Switzerland	60	104	100	[23]
19	Maggia	conventional	Switzerland	626	1,475	12.5	[24]
20	Massa	conventional	Switzerland	340	545	34.5	[25]
21	Mese	conventional	Italy	377	1,128	20	[26]
22	Salanfe	conventional	Switzerland	60	120	100	[27]
23	Simplon	conventional	Switzerland	62	240	80	[28]
24	Tusciano	conventional	Italy	96	313	20	[29]
25	Udine	conventional	Italy	309	1,161	20	[30]
26	Zervreila	conventional	Switzerland	268	560	30	[31]

Thermal power stations

The company partially or fully owns around 3,250 MW of thermal power stations in Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain and the Czech Republic. The largest thermal power station fully owned by Alpiq is the Plana del Vent thermal power station located in Spain that has an installed capacity of 800 MW.

Rank	Name	Type	Country	Capacity (MW)	Annual production (million kWh)	Stake (%)	Note
1	Brindisi	fossil fuel	Italy	640	1,528	20	[32]
2	Gösgen	fossil fuel	Czech Republic	388	1,500	100	[33]
3	San Filippo del Mela	fossil fuel	Italy	1,280	4,009	20	[34]
4	Zlín	fossil fuel	Czech Republic	66	176	100	[35]
5	Biella	combined cycle	Italy	20	180	60	[36]
6	Chivasso	combined cycle	Italy	1,140	3,001	20	[37]
7	Csepel	combined cycle	Hungary	403	2,130	100	[38]
8	Kladno II	combined cycle	Czech Republic	45	?	100	[39]
9	Monthey	combined cycle	Switzerland	55	456	100	[40]
10	Novel	combined cycle	Italy	100	597	51	[41]
11	Piacenza	combined cycle	Italy	860	2,593	20	[42]
12	Plana del Vent	combined cycle	Spain	800	?	100	[43]
13	Sermide	combined cycle	Italy	1,140	2,667	20	[44]
14	Spreetal	combined cycle	Germany	56	?	100	[45]
15	Turbigo	combined cycle	Italy	1,740	2,466	20	[46]
16	Vercelli	combined cycle	Italy	50	116	95	[47]
17	Gösgen	nuclear power	Switzerland	970	7,964	40	[48]
18	Leibstadt	nuclear power	Switzerland	1,165	9,385	32.4	[49]

Other power stations

Alpiq partially or fully owns around 109 MW of small hydropower stations, wind farms and solar power stations in Switzerland, Italy, Norway and Bulgaria. The company owns stakes in 11 small hydropower stations in Switzerland, Italy and Norway with a combined electric power generation capacity of 20.63 MW and an annual power generation of 72.17 GWh.^[50] The company owns stakes in five wind farms located in Switzerland and Italy with a combined electric power generation capacity of 178 MW and an annual power generation of 346 GWh.^[51] Alpiq is also involved in the construction of another two wind farms in Italy and Bulgaria with a combined capacity of 90 MW.^[52][53]

The company is also involved in the construction of the Narbone Serre solar park located near Agrigento in Sicily, Italy. The power station will use thin-film solar cells. The solar cells will have a combined capacity of 14 MW. The first section of the solar farm will go operational in 2010, generating 6.5 MW. The second section rated at 7.5 MW is still at the approvals phase.^[54]

Electricity trading

Alpiq has trading branches in 16 countries in Europe. In 2008 the company bought two leading Romanian electricity trading companies Buzmann Industries and Ehol Distribution, both companies based in Bucharest.^[55] In 2010 Alpiq became the largest open market electric power trader in Romania surpassing Alro Slatina and having a 16% market share.^[56]

References

See also

• Official site