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Kurkiaska — 27 MW Hydroelectric

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Kurkiaska is a 27 MW hydro power plant located in Finland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
27 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2000

Year online

Owner
Kemijoki Oy

Operator

Location
67.42, 26.60

Coordinates

Insights

#80
largest in %s
#3,994
largest %s worldwide
#17,383
largest worldwide
2000
%d yrs newer than avg
16
operated by %s
6
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
27 MW
Commissioned
2000
Status
Operational
Owner
Kemijoki Oy
Country
Finland
Coordinates
67.417, 26.600

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,271 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
181,647 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

494
cars / year
303
homes / year
103,209
trees to offset

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

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Vajukoski

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About this plant

Kurkiaska is a 27 MW hydro power plant in Finland, operated by Kemijoki Oy.

Ranked #28 of 95 hydro plants in Finland. Its 27 MW represents 1.13% of Finland’s total hydro capacity of 2,382 MW. The largest hydro plant in Finland is Imatra at 192 MW, making Kurkiaska 7.1 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Porttipahta (35 MW, Hydro) and Vajukoski (21 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Lapland region, approximately 200 km north of Rovaniemi.

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