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Forshuvudforsen power plant — 44 MW Hydroelectric

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Forshuvudforsen power plant is a 44 MW hydro power plant located in Sweden. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
44 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1921

Year online

Owner
Vattenfall

Operator

Location
60.54, 15.42

Coordinates

Insights

#120
largest in Sweden
#3,350
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#14,789
largest worldwide
1921
63 yrs older than avg
112
operated by Vattenfall
24
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
44 MW
Commissioned
1921
Status
Operational
Owner
Vattenfall
Country
Sweden
Coordinates
60.535, 15.422

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,700 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
296,018 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

804
cars per year
493
homes per year
168,192
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Forshuvudforsen power plant is a 44 MW hydroelectric facility in Sweden, commissioned in 1921.

Ranked #86 of 216 hydro plants in Sweden, it accounts for 0.25% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 17,541 MW. The largest hydro plant in Sweden is Karlshamn at 1,020 MW, making Forshuvudforsen 23.2 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Bullerforsen (47 MW, Hydro), Bullerforsen power station (47 MW, Hydro), and Bullerforsens kraftstation (47 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Örebro County, approximately 150 km west of Stockholm.

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