Sweden

Bullerforsen power station — 47 MW Hydroelectric

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Bullerforsen power station is a 47 MW hydro power plant located in Sweden. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
47 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Vattenfall

Operator

Location
60.51, 15.44

Coordinates

Insights

#112
largest in Sweden
#3,263
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#14,511
largest worldwide
112
operated by Vattenfall
24
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
47 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Vattenfall
Country
Sweden
Coordinates
60.509, 15.437

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,953 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
316,201 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

859
cars per year
527
homes per year
179,660
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Bullerforsen power station is a 47 MW hydro power plant in Sweden, located at coordinates 60.5089, 15.4369. This facility is part of a larger network of 216 hydro plants in Sweden, which collectively have a capacity of 17,541 MW. Bullerforsen power station accounts for 0.27% of Sweden’s total hydro capacity.

Ranked #78 of 216 hydro plants in Sweden, Bullerforsen’s 47 MW contributes to the country’s total hydro capacity of 17,541 MW. The largest hydro plant in Sweden is Karlshamn at 1,020 MW, making Bullerforsen 21.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Bullerforsens kraftstation (47 MW, Hydro), Bullerforsen (47 MW, Hydro), and Forshuvud (44 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in Dalarna County, approximately 200 km from Stockholm.

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