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Munkfors — 33 MW Hydroelectric

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Munkfors is a 33 MW hydro power plant located in Sweden. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
33 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1931

Year online

Owner
Fortum

Operator

Location
59.84, 13.54

Coordinates

Insights

#137
largest in %s
#3,710
largest %s worldwide
#16,063
largest worldwide
1931
%d yrs older than avg
68
operated by %s
11
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
33 MW
Commissioned
1931
Status
Operational
Owner
Fortum
Country
Sweden
Coordinates
59.839, 13.544

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,775 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
222,013 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

603
cars / year
370
homes / year
126,144
trees to offset

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

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35MW · 1937

Spjutmo

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35MW · 1969

Forshult

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24MW · 1911

About this plant

Munkfors is a 33 MW hydro power plant in Sweden, operated by Fortum since 1931.

Ranked #98 of 216 hydro plants in Sweden, Munkfors represents 0.19% of Sweden’s total hydro capacity of 17,541 MW. The largest hydro plant in Sweden is Karlshamn at 1,020 MW, making Munkfors 31 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Forshult (24 MW, Hydro), Krakerud (22 MW, Hydro), and Dejefors (20 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Värmland County, approximately 250 km northwest of Stockholm.

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