World's highest solar power station in works

AFP

Swiss companies are planning to build the world's highest solar power station in the country's southern Alpine region, one of the project developers, electricity group BKW FMB Energy Ltd., said yesterday. The installation will power a restaurant 3,800 metres up the Matterhorn glacier, which gives a view of Italy's Mount Cervino (4,478 metres), BKW FMB said in a statement. The solar station will be constructed by Zermatt Bergbahnen, a Swiss aerial cable car company, and the BKW FMB affiliate Sol-E for 600,000 Swiss francs ($579,000). Some 40,000 kilowatt-hours will be available to the high altitude restaurant when the station it is scheduled to be up and running at the end of this year. BKB (Zurich) fell 1 Swiss franc to 122 Swiss francs ($117.77).