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Liechtensteinische Kraftwerke

Liechtensteinische Kraftwerke Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts

Schaan, Liechtenstein

HydroSolarWindState-owned enterprise
Founded 1923
Profile last updated: September 24, 2026

About

Founded in 1923, Liechtensteinische Kraftwerke is a state-owned enterprise headquartered in Schaan, Liechtenstein specializing in Hydro, Solar, Wind.

Liechtensteinische Kraftwerke (LKW) is a public-law utility in Liechtenstein supplying electricity and telecommunications since 1923. It operates twelve hydropower plants and 18 photovoltaic installations, holds stakes in hydro and wind projects in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, and is developing wind energy projects in Liechtenstein. The company also operates the grid, builds fibre-optic networks and provides electrical installation services.

Headquarters

Schaan, Liechtenstein

Founded

1923

Company type

State-owned enterprise

Focus areas

WasserkraftPhotovoltaikWindenergieEnergieversorgungStromnetzGlasfaserEigenversorgungLiechtenstein

Products & services

Business models

B2BB2C

Value chain

DevelopmentConstructionO&MRetail

Service areas (4)

  • Electricity supply

    Production and supply of electricity and basic supply of power and telecommunications to Liechtenstein.

  • Grid operation

    Planning, construction and operation of the distribution network and street lighting.

  • Telecommunications and fibre network

    Building the fibre-optic broadband network.

  • Electrical installations and solar

    Electrical installations, building systems, photovoltaic installation and maintenance.

Locations

Headquarters

Im alten Riet 17, 9494, Schaan, Liechtenstein

Service regions

Liechtenstein

Projects

8

Kraftwerk Seebach-Ranten

OperationalHydropower plant

Hydropower plant in Styria, realised after LKW acquired Seebach GmbH in 2010; monitored and controlled from Schaan.

Austria

Lawena Hydropower Plant

OperationalHydropower plant

Hydropower plant in Triesen, the first hydropower plant operated by the Principality of Liechtenstein, commissioned 1927 and renovated in 1946 and 1987.

Triesen, Liechtenstein

Mühleholzquellen Hydropower Plant

OperationalHydropower plant

Renovated and partly rebuilt hydropower plant feeding the grid daily.

Windpark Prettin

OperationalOnshore wind farm

Wind park in which LKW holds a stake.

Prettin, Germany

Windpark Lübbenau

OperationalOnshore wind farm

Wind park in which LKW holds a stake.

Lübbenau, Germany

Windpark Berlar

OperationalOnshore wind farm

Wind park in which LKW holds a stake.

Germany

Prättigauer Kraftwerke

OperationalHydropower plant

Hydropower plants in Switzerland in which LKW holds a stake via Repartner Produktions AG.

Switzerland

Windprojekt Andoberhalb Balzers

PlannedOnshore wind farm

Planned wind project with an estimated annual output of about 14 GWh, developed with Bürgergenossenschaft Balzers and Solargenossenschaft Liechtenstein.

Balzers, Liechtenstein

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Repartner Produktions AG, Repower AG, Solargenossenschaft Liechtenstein, Bürgergenossenschaft Balzers, Sunergy, NTB Buchs

People

Management & team (2)

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