Green light for alpine solar plant
The Graubünden government has authorised the construction of Madrisa Solar AG's alpine photovoltaic plant. The plant will have a total output of 10.8 megawatt peak at an altitude of around 2000 metres. The voters of the municipality of Klosters gave the green light in October 2023.
The Graubünden-based energy supplier Repower, the municipality of Klosters and Klosters-Madrisa Bergbahnen AG want to jointly construct an alpine solar power plant at the mountain railway. Voters in the municipality of Klosters approved the project on 22 October 2023.
According to a press release, the Graubünden government has now also approved the construction of the system by Madrisa Solar AG. The site is already well developed thanks to the existing tourist infrastructure and is connected to the power grid.
The plant in the Züg area is to comprise 25,000 solar modules at an altitude of around 2,000 metres and an area of 156,821 square metres, with a total output of 10.8 megawatt peak. Electricity production is expected to exceed 15,000 megawatt hours.
The mountain railways already operate five solar installations with an annual output of 294 megawatt hours. These cover up to 20 per cent of their own electricity requirements.