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Kymmen — 55 MW Hydroelectric

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Kymmen is a 55 MW hydro power plant located in Sweden. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
55 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1987

Year online

Owner
Fortum

Operator

Location
59.95, 12.75

Coordinates

Insights

#110
largest in %s
#3,062
largest %s worldwide
#12,712
largest worldwide
1987
%d yrs newer than avg
68
operated by %s
13
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
55 MW
Commissioned
1987
Status
Operational
Owner
Fortum
Country
Sweden
Coordinates
59.950, 12.750

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,625 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
370,022 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,005
cars / year
617
homes / year
210,240
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Kymmen is a 55 MW hydro power plant in Sweden, operated by Fortum since 1987.

Ranked #76 of 216 hydro plants in Sweden. Its 55 MW represents 0.31% of Sweden’s total hydro capacity of 17,541 MW. The largest hydro plant in Sweden is Karlshamn at 1,020 MW, making Kymmen 18.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Glava (16 MW, Hydro), Arvik (5 MW, Hydro), and Kroppstadfors (3.5 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Värmland County, approximately 200 km northwest of Stockholm.

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