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Bjurfors Nedre — 78 MW Hydroelectric

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Bjurfors Nedre is a 78 MW hydro power plant located in Sweden. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
78 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1959

Year online

Owner
100% Statkraft

Operator

Location
60.07, 15.92

Coordinates

Insights

#96
largest in Sweden
#2,628
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#11,306
largest worldwide
1959
25 yrs older than avg
29
operated by 100% Statkraft
23
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
78 MW
Commissioned
1959
Status
Operational
Owner
100% Statkraft
Country
Sweden
Coordinates
60.065, 15.924

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,559 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
524,759 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,426
cars per year
875
homes per year
298,159
trees to offset

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

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E.ON Abyverket

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Vaesteras power station

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80MW · 1963

Dönje

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72MW · 1953

Bullerforsen

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About this plant

Bjurfors Nedre is a 78 MW hydro power plant in Sweden, operated by Statkraft and commissioned in 1959.

Ranked #65 of 216 hydro plants in Sweden. Its 78 MW represents 0.44% of Sweden’s total hydro capacity of 17,541 MW. The largest hydro plant in Sweden is Karlshamn at 1,020 MW, making Bjurfors Nedre 13.1 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Bjurfors Ovre (42 MW, Hydro), Skedvi (38 MW, Hydro), and Avestaforsen (24 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Dalarna County, approximately 200 km northwest of Stockholm.

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