Switzerland · 47.366, 7.968Goesgen
Goesgen, nuclear power plant in Switzerland, operates one pressurized water reactor with 1,010 MW net installed capacity and has been in service since 1979.
Unit Goesgen has been operating for 47 years, since 1979. Its 1,010 MW net are enough to supply about 3,180,000 households.
- Country
- Switzerland
- Units
- 1
- Technology
- PWR
- Net capacity
- 1,010 MWe
- First grid connection
- 1979
- Operator
- Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-Däniken
- Owner
- Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-Däniken AG
- Status
- Operating
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Operating capacity
1,010 MWe
net electrical
Units
1
1 operating
First start-up
1979
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goesgen | Pressurized water (PWR) | Siemens-KWU 3-loop (PWR 3LP) | Operating | 1,010 | 3,002 | Dec 1, 1973 | Feb 2, 1979 | — | 89.3 % (2024) |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Goesgen, a 1,010 MWe PWR (Siemens-KWU 3-loop (PWR 3LP)), started construction in 1973, was connected to the grid in 1979 and is still operating, with a 89.3% load factor in 2024.
Operator: Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-Däniken.
Owner: Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-Däniken AG.