Energy prospects for Switzerland in 2060

 

Client

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)

Year

ongoing

Partner

Energy GmbH, Infras AG, GWS, Meteotest, OST, PSI


The Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) wants to plan the technical and quantitative basis for the further development of Switzerland's energy strategy up to 2060. Under the project management of Prognos, the energy perspective work aims to set the course for a secure, sustainable and efficient energy future for Switzerland.

Scenarios for the energy system

As part of the project, a total of three different scenarios for Switzerland's entire energy system are being developed:

  • a reference scenario
  • an instrument scenario
  • a target scenario

In addition, various strategy variants are being calculated in the target scenario for electricity generation, with a particular focus on meeting electricity demand in the winter months.

The energy system modelling is used to derive the investments required to implement the desired strategies. Furthermore, the effects of the various scenarios on economic development are analysed, as are the distributional effects on different social groups.

Our approach

The project is supported by an expert advisory group consisting of representatives from various federal offices and professional associations. The joint project is being carried out by TEP Energy GmbH, Infras AG, GWS, PSI, the University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland (OST) and Meteotest under the project management of Prognos.

Project team: Jana Breitenstein, Andreas Brutsche, Hans Dambeck, Dr Andreas Kemmler, Dr Almut Kirchner, Sven Kreidelmeyer, Sebastian Lübbers, Fabian Muralter, Sebastian Phadt, Dr Alexander Piegsa, Sascha Sokoliuk, Dr Ben Straßberger, Dina Tschumi, Karsten Weinert, Aurel Wünsch

Latest update 08.09.2025

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