Finland

Merikoski — 42 MW Hydroelectric

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Merikoski is a 42 MW hydro power plant located in Finland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
42 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1998

Year online

Owner
Oulun Energia

Operator

Location
65.03, 25.47

Coordinates

Insights

#60
largest in %s
#3,404
largest %s worldwide
#14,931
largest worldwide
1998
%d yrs newer than avg
2
operated by %s
15
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
42 MW
Commissioned
1998
Status
Operational
Owner
Oulun Energia
Country
Finland
Coordinates
65.026, 25.471

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,532 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
282,563 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

768
cars / year
471
homes / year
160,547
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Merikoski is a 42 MW hydro power plant in Finland, operated by Oulun Energia and commissioned in 2003.
Ranked #18 of 95 hydro plants in Finland, it represents 1.76% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 2,382 MW. The largest hydro plant in Finland is Imatra at 192 MW, making Merikoski 4.6 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Toppila 1 ja 2 (195 MW, Biomass), Oulu (105 MW, Biomass), and Maalismaa (38.5 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Northern Ostrobothnia, approximately 10 km from the nearest major city, Oulu.

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