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Lieksankoski — 16 MW Hydroelectric

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Lieksankoski is a 16 MW hydro power plant located in Finland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
16 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1996

Year online

Owner
Kemijoki Oy

Operator

Location
63.37, 30.70

Coordinates

Insights

#97
largest in %s
#4,779
largest %s worldwide
#20,858
largest worldwide
1996
%d yrs newer than avg
16
operated by %s
5
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
16 MW
Commissioned
1996
Status
Operational
Owner
Kemijoki Oy
Country
Finland
Coordinates
63.367, 30.700

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,346 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
107,643 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

293
cars / year
179
homes / year
61,161
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Lieksankoski is a 16 MW hydroelectric power plant in Finland, operated by Kemijoki Oy.
Ranked #37 of 95 hydro plants in Finland, it accounts for 0.67% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 2,382 MW. The largest hydro plant in Finland is Imatra at 192 MW, making Lieksankoski 12 times smaller.
There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is situated in the North Karelia region, approximately 400 km northeast of Helsinki.

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