On September 8th, 2023, the Licht und Wasserwerk (LWK) in Kandersteg held a visitor day. The occasion was the commissioning of the new Zilfuri hydroelectric power plant below Lake Oeschinen. The ambitious 8.7 million project – a once-in-a-century building for this community – lasted over a year. During the entire construction period, the residents did not have to go without electricity or good water. (You don’t drink such clean and lime-free water in many places in Switzerland!)

During the construction phase, the head office, built in 1903, was completely demolished and replaced by a new building. The new turbine generates 20% more power. This means that a large part of Kandersteg can be supplied with renewable energy – if that’s not good news! (If we hadn’t already bought two shares, we would be doing so now!)

PS. If you want to know more about the LWK and clean energy, read here.