EN |DE |FR |IT Home Contact Sitemap Login Alpiq in: Europe Alpiq Websites We are among the founding fathers About Alpiq What we offer News & Stories Projects People & Careers Investors Media The Energy Challenge Our Business Group Companies Locations Corporate Responsibility Your partner for energy and energy services Alpiq is a leading Swiss electricity and energy services provider with a European focus. The company is active in electricity production, as well as energy trading and sales. Alpiq offers its clients extensive, efficient energy services for buildings and plants, transport technology, as well as power and industrial plants. Alpiq has a diversified, highly flexible production portfolio with an installed power plant capacity of approximately 6,400 megawatts. In Switzerland, Alpiq produces electricity from water and nuclear power; in the European markets with thermal and new renewable energies. Alpiq’s own power plants constitute the backbone for reliable supply to its clients and partners, adaptable to their changing needs at any time. Alpiq is active in international energy trading on all the important European exchanges and bilateral markets. There the company optimally markets its own power plant capacities and supply contracts, and trades with standardised and structured products. Alpiq is the number 1 in cross-border trading in Central Eastern Europe. With its local presence in European markets, Alpiq covers the needs of its clients with tailored solutions. Alpiq has a strong European presence in the area of energy services and is optimally positioned to present its clients with a diversified offering in the important markets and technologies of the future. In the Swiss core market, as well as neighbouring countries, the company is a leader with a large range of services in building technology and management. With competence and partnership, Alpiq is also focused on client needs in the areas of energy supply and transport technology, energy efficient solutions, as well as E-Mobility. Moreover, the company offers an extensive service network in industrial and power plant engineering. Alpiq manages large-scale projects as the general contractor, as well as individual plants in the market segments of large-scale power plants, nuclear technology, energy and environmental technology, supply technology and industrial plants. In 2014, Alpiq generated revenue of CHF 8.1 billion with approximately 8,200 employees. The Alpiq Group is headquartered in Lausanne and is listed on the Swiss Exchange SIX. Alpiq Holding share Alpiq's name Alpiq is a name that reflects our personality: "Alp" stands for the Alps, situated at the heart of Europe – where our roots lie. "piq" recalls a peak, reflecting our commitment to peak performance and peak load energy in the interests of our partners. The characters "iq" stand for intelligent solutions and quality. Print | Bookmark | Send to a friend Copyright | Legal Information | Privacy | Remit Information