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Bullerforsen — 47 MW Hydroelectric

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Bullerforsen is a 47 MW hydro power plant located in Sweden. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
47 MW

Installed

Commissioned
—

Year online

Owner
Fortum

Operator

Location
60.49, 15.44

Coordinates

Insights

#112
largest in Sweden
#3,263
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#14,511
largest worldwide
68
operated by Fortum
24
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
47 MW
Commissioned
—
Status
Operational
Owner
Fortum
Country
Sweden
Coordinates
60.486, 15.437

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,953 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
316,201 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

859
cars per year
527
homes per year
179,660
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Bullerforsen is a 47 MW hydroelectric power plant in Sweden, operated by Fortum since 1956.

Ranked #78 of 216 hydro plants in Sweden. Its 47 MW represents 0.27% of Sweden’s total hydro capacity of 17,541 MW. The largest hydro plant in Sweden is Karlshamn at 1,020 MW, making Bullerforsen 21.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Bullerforsens kraftstation (47 MW, Hydro), Bullerforsen power station (47 MW, Hydro), and Forshuvud (44 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Värmland County, approximately 250 km west of Stockholm.

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