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Vajukoski — 21 MW Hydroelectric

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Vajukoski 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
Kemijoki Oy

Operator

Location
67.42, 26.60

Coordinates

Insights

#88
largest in %s
#4,364
largest %s worldwide
#18,775
largest worldwide
2001
%d yrs newer than avg
16
operated by %s
6
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
21 MW
Commissioned
2001
Status
Operational
Owner
Kemijoki Oy
Country
Finland
Coordinates
67.417, 26.600

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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Pirttikoski

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131MW · 1999

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130MW · 2000

Valajaskoski

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101MW · 2015

Porttipahta

Finland · Hydroelectric

35MW

Kurkiaska

Finland · Hydroelectric

27MW · 2000

Kokkosniva

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25MW

About this plant

Vajukoski is a 21 MW hydro power plant in Finland, operated by Kemijoki Oy.

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 Vajukoski 9.1 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Porttipahta (35 MW, Hydro), Kurkiaska (27 MW, Hydro), and Kurittukoski (15 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Lapland, approximately 200 km north of Rovaniemi.

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