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Jarkvissle — 96 MW Hydroelectric

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Jarkvissle is a 96 MW hydro power plant located in Sweden. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
96 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1959

Year online

Owner
100% Vattenfall

Operator

Location
62.39, 17.31

Coordinates

Insights

#86
largest in Sweden
#2,364
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#10,510
largest worldwide
1959
25 yrs older than avg
65
operated by 100% Vattenfall
13
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
96 MW
Commissioned
1959
Status
Operational
Owner
100% Vattenfall
Country
Sweden
Coordinates
62.391, 17.306

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
8,073 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
645,857 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,755
cars / year
1,076
homes / year
366,964
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Kilforsem

Sweden · Hydroelectric

296MW · 1953

Bjorkhojden

Sweden · Wind

288MW · 2015

Krångede

Sweden · Hydroelectric

250MW · 1936

Krangede Hydroelectric Power Station

Sweden · Hydroelectric

250MW · 1936

Bergeforsens Kraftverk

Sweden · Hydroelectric

174MW · 1965

Bergeforsen

Sweden · Hydroelectric

166MW · 1955

About this plant

Jarkvissle is a 96 MW hydro power plant in Sweden, operated by Vattenfall since 1959.

Ranked #59 of 216 hydro plants in Sweden. Its 96 MW represents 0.55% of Sweden’s 17,541 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Sweden is Karlshamn at 1,020 MW, making Jarkvissle 10.6 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Bergeforsens Kraftverk (174 MW, Hydro) and Bergeforsen (166 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Västernorrland County, approximately 400 km north of Stockholm.

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