Swiss solar power helps prevent electricity supply bottlenecks as rivers dry up.
Solar power plants have proliferated since the start of the Ukraine war
Keystone / Urs Flueeler
Electricity production in Switzerland is declining because low water levels are reducing output from run-of-the-river hydropower plants. However, abundant solar power generation is helping to prevent supply bottlenecks.
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