Spring Power Imports Ease, Nuclear Debate Does Not

BERN - Reservoir levels and a milder April took some fear out of the electricity import discussion. Switzerland still leans on neighbours in winter. In spring the hydro plants do more of the talking.

That seasonal relief never lasts long in parliament. Supporters of lifting the ban on new nuclear plants used the quiet to repeat that renewables will not cover a midwinter evening in 2040. Opponents said every month spent on nuclear is a month not spent on grids and Alps solar.

A file that would return

The argument reached a parliamentary climax in June 2026, recorded in our nuclear reversal report.