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Seitenoikea — 38 MW Hydroelectric

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Seitenoikea is a 38 MW hydro power plant located in Finland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
38 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2005

Year online

Owner
Fortum Power & Heat Generation

Operator

Location
64.62, 28.48

Coordinates

Insights

#67
largest in %s
#3,574
largest %s worldwide
#15,554
largest worldwide
2005
%d yrs newer than avg
7
operated by %s
3
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
38 MW
Commissioned
2005
Status
Operational
Owner
Fortum Power & Heat Generation
Country
Finland
Coordinates
64.617, 28.483

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,187 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
254,979 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

693
cars / year
425
homes / year
144,874
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Seitenoikea is a 37.9 MW hydroelectric power plant in Finland, operated by Fortum Power & Heat Generation.

Ranked #21 of 95 hydro plants in Finland. Its 37.9 MW represents 1.59% of Finland’s total hydro capacity of 2,382 MW. The largest hydro plant in Finland is Imatra at 192 MW, making Seitenoikea 5.1 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Kainuu region, approximately 300 km north of Helsinki.

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