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Former Chavalon (Vouvry) oil-fired power plant
Camera brand and type used to take photo
NIKON Z 9
Lens used
NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2.0x @ 200 mm
NIKON Z 9
Lens used
NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Z TC-2.0x @ 200 mm
Aperture used
f/13.0
Exposure used
1/800 s
Exposure compensation applied
0.0 EV
ISO used
320
f/13.0
Exposure used
1/800 s
Exposure compensation applied
0.0 EV
ISO used
320
Copyright © 2025 Jan-Willem Kruse (www.fotokruse.eu).
All rights reserved. For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
All rights reserved. For consideration only, no reproduction without prior permission.
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Former Chavalon (Vouvry) oil-fired power plant
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Former Chavalon (Vouvry) oil-fired power plant in the canton of Valais in Switzerland, built between 1963 and 1965. The plant stands on the Chavalon balcony above Vouvry at an altitude of 825 m, around 450 m above the Rhône plain. This elevated location was deliberately chosen for its favorable ventilation conditions, allowing emissions to disperse more effectively and reducing pollution in the valley.
Switzerland’s first and only oil-fired power station produced up to 300 MW of electricity from 1965 until 1999. It consumed approximately 32 tonnes of heavy fuel oil per hour, delivered via an 11 km pipeline from the Collombey refinery in the valley. Water required to generate steam for the turbines was drawn from the Stockalper Canal. Following decades of operation and mounting financial losses, the plant was decommissioned in 1999.
Switzerland’s first and only oil-fired power station produced up to 300 MW of electricity from 1965 until 1999. It consumed approximately 32 tonnes of heavy fuel oil per hour, delivered via an 11 km pipeline from the Collombey refinery in the valley. Water required to generate steam for the turbines was drawn from the Stockalper Canal. Following decades of operation and mounting financial losses, the plant was decommissioned in 1999.
Image Alt text
Former oil-fired power plant Chavalon located on a mountain balcony above the town of Vouvry
Event
Holiday 2025 Zwitserland - Hérémence
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388 meter
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Z9-1970a.NEF
Taken on
23-Aug-2025 09:57:15
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Posted first on
29-Dec-2025 17:19:42
Update posted on
20-Feb-2026 22:21:54
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