Ritom — Switzerland

Ritom is a 44 MW hydro power plant in Ticino, Switzerland. It ranks #60 of 174 Switzerland power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 52.3% of Switzerland's electricity; the national grid averages 39 gCO₂/kWh (97.7% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1004462.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001054871; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 44 MW, Ritom is well above the median hydro plant in Switzerland (18.2 MW). Technically it is described as pumped storage. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #52 largest hydro power plant of 162 in Switzerland by capacity.

Switzerland has 162 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 9,694 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Stalvedro (AET) · Hydro · 14 MW · Ticino
• Airolo · Hydro · 60 MW · Ticino
• Sella · Hydro · 1.9 MW · Ticino
• Ceresa 1 · Hydro · 2 MW · Ticino
• Peccia (Sambuco) · Hydro · 54 MW · Ticino
• Bavona · Hydro · 140 MW · Ticino

Location

Coordinates 46.5136, 8.6783 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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