Switzerland
With a power score of 2.13, Switzerland ranks number 22 among developed markets and number 34 in the global power ranking.
- Developed markets
- Europe
2.13 / 5
Power score
+10 places
Global power rank change
Overview
Switzerland has a power score of 2.13, which puts it at rank 34 in the global power ranking, and rank 22 in the developed markets power ranking. In comparison to 2021, Switzerland has deteriorated in the power rankings by -4 places, from rank 30, to rank 34.
At 2.13, the power score of Switzerland is lower than the regional average of 2.18 in the Europe region.
Regional power score comparison
Power
Power policy
Switzerland implements policies in 3/6 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Renewable energy auction, Feed-in Tariff, Net Metering, Import tax incentives, VAT incentives.
Power policies
Power prices and costs
The average electricity price in Switzerland has dropped from 185.6 USD/MWh in 2021 to 181.38 USD/MWh in 2022. Since 2017, the average electricity price in Switzerland has fluctuated between 160.18 USD/MWh (2017) and 185.6 USD/MWh (2021).
Power market
The top amount of capacity installed in Switzerland in 2022 was in Large Hydro at 44.38%, down from 45.28% in 2021. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2022 was Solar PV at 20.14%, up from 15.96 in 2021.
Installed capacity (in MW)
Electricity generation (in GWh)
The largest electricity generating technology in Switzerland in 2022 was Large Hydro, generating some 52.21% of electricity, down from 60.94% in 2021. The technology with the biggest increase in eletricity generation in 2022 was Nuclear at 36.02%, up from 28.59% in 2021.
Investment in clean energy in Switzerland was around $2.2 million in 2022, a decrease of 90.05% from 2021 ($22.14 million). Between 2017 and 2022, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2020 at $128.7 million, while the lowest was in 2022 with $2.2 million.
Utility privatisation
Which segments of the power sector are open to private participation?
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Wholesale power market
Does the country have a wholesale power market?
Doing business and barriers
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Currency of PPAs
Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?
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Bilateral power contracts
Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?
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Fossil fuel price distortions - Subsidies
Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?
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Fossil fuel price distortions - Taxes and carbon prices
Does the government significantly increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?
Transport
Transport policy
Switzerland implements policies in 4/9 transport policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Clean transport target, National ICE phase-out, EV purchase grant/loan incentive, EV VAT reduction/exemption, EV import tax reduction/exemption, EV income tax reduction/exemption, EV recurring tax reduction/exemption, EV charging infrastructure target, E-bus target.
Transport policies
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Fuel economy standards
Does the country have a fuel economy standard in place?
