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Puntarikoski — 7 MW Hydroelectric

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Puntarikoski is a 7 MW hydro power plant located in Finland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
7 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner
Pohjois-Karjalan Sähkö Oy

Operator

Location
62.67, 29.67

Coordinates

Insights

#119
largest in %s
#6,082
largest %s worldwide
#26,800
largest worldwide
2010
%d yrs newer than avg
6
operated by %s
13
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
7 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
Pohjois-Karjalan Sähkö Oy
Country
Finland
Coordinates
62.667, 29.667

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
580 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
46,421 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

126
cars / year
77
homes / year
26,376
trees to offset

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

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Pamilo

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Tainionkoski

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Simpele

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About this plant

Puntarikoski is a 6.9 MW hydro power plant in Finland, operated by Pohjois-Karjalan Sähkö Oy since its commissioning year is not specified.

Ranked #50 of 95 hydro plants in Finland. Its 6.9 MW represents 0.29% of Finland’s total hydro capacity of 2,382 MW. The largest hydro plant in Finland is Imatra at 192 MW, making Puntarikoski 27.8 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Huutokoski kt (180 MW, Oil), Alakoski (4.6 MW, Hydro), and Sallila (1.2 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in North Karelia, approximately 300 km northeast of Helsinki.

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