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Laforsen — 57 MW Hydroelectric

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Laforsen is a 57 MW hydro power plant located in Sweden. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
57 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1953

Year online

Owner
Fortum

Operator

Location
61.95, 15.52

Coordinates

Insights

#107
largest in Sweden
#3,026
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#12,610
largest worldwide
1953
31 yrs older than avg
68
operated by Fortum
15
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
57 MW
Commissioned
1953
Status
Operational
Owner
Fortum
Country
Sweden
Coordinates
61.950, 15.517

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,793 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
383,478 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,042
cars per year
639
homes per year
217,885
trees to offset

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

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Krangede Hydroelectric Power Station

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250MW · 1936

Krångede

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250MW · 1936

Midskog kraftverk

Sweden · Hydroelectric

155MW · 1944

Midskog

Sweden · Hydroelectric

155MW · 1944

Holleforsen

Sweden · Hydroelectric

151MW · 2000

About this plant

Laforsen is a 57 MW hydro power plant in Sweden, operated by Fortum since 1953.

Ranked #74 of 216 hydro plants in Sweden. Its 57 MW represents 0.32% of Sweden’s total hydro capacity of 17,541 MW. The largest hydro plant in Sweden is Karlshamn at 1,020 MW, making Laforsen 17.9 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Sweden, approximately 250 km northwest of Stockholm.

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