Michael Wider, Electric Companies: “Is the hydro reserve sufficient?”

The electricity shortage is a scenario that is written less and less in the conditional. Switzerland could be hit this winter. And this, especially since the current drought and heat wave are already weakening the situation. To deal with it or at least minimize its impact, the Confederation is counting in particular on the creation of a reserve of hydraulic energy, including water that would be stored in the dams for the most critical months, namely February. , March and April. If the idea is welcomed and supported by the branch, Michael Wider, the president of the Association of Swiss electrical companies, fears that the quantities that the Confederation wishes to store are not sufficient.