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Forshult — 24 MW Hydroelectric

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Forshult is a 24 MW hydro power plant located in Sweden. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
24 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1911

Year online

Owner
Fortum

Operator

Location
60.97, 12.47

Coordinates

Insights

#148
largest in %s
#4,173
largest %s worldwide
#18,084
largest worldwide
1911
%d yrs older than avg
68
operated by %s
6
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
24 MW
Commissioned
1911
Status
Operational
Owner
Fortum
Country
Sweden
Coordinates
60.967, 12.467

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,018 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
161,464 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

439
cars / year
269
homes / year
91,741
trees to offset

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

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Munkfors

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Forshult hydroelectric power station

Sweden · Hydroelectric

24MW · 1911

About this plant

Forshult is a 24 MW hydro power plant in Sweden, operated by Fortum since 1911.

Ranked #108 of 216 hydro plants in Sweden. Its 24 MW represents 0.14% of Sweden’s 17,541 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Sweden is Karlshamn at 1,020 MW, making Forshult 42.5 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Höljes (127.8 MW, Hydro) and Lutufallet (15 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Värmland County, approximately 80 km from the city of Karlstad.

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