Finland

Leppikoski — 21 MW Hydroelectric

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Leppikoski is a 21 MW hydro power plant located in Finland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
21 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2001

Year online

Owner
Fortum Power & Heat Generation

Operator

Location
64.20, 24.50

Coordinates

Insights

#88
largest in %s
#4,364
largest %s worldwide
#18,775
largest worldwide
2001
%d yrs newer than avg
7
operated by %s
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
21 MW
Commissioned
2001
Status
Operational
Owner
Fortum Power & Heat Generation
Country
Finland
Coordinates
64.200, 24.500

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,766 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
141,281 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

384
cars / year
235
homes / year
80,273
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Leppikoski is a 21 MW hydro power plant in Finland, operated by Fortum Power & Heat Generation.

Ranked #33 of 95 hydro plants in Finland. Its 21 MW represents 0.88% of Finland’s total hydro capacity of 2,382 MW. The largest hydro plant in Finland is Imatra at 192 MW, making Leppikoski 9.1 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plant is Ylivieska (6.2 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Northern Ostrobothnia, approximately 150 km south of Oulu.

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