
The power of water
The first attempts to harness the power of water date far back. Water used to provide the energy to run flour mills and looms. However, the resource only realised its full potential when hydropower began supplying the country with electricity.


Dependency on imports


Hydropower: the Swiss myth

Construction sites and workers from abroad

On 30 August 1965, massive quantities of ice fell from the Allalin Glacier and engulfed the Mattmark dam. SRF programme Antenne, 6 September 1965. Swiss Television
A hotly discussed issue

