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Sjonsta — 88 MW Hydroelectric

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Sjonsta is a 88 MW hydro power plant located in Norway. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
88 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Statkraft

Operator

Location
67.19, 15.71

Coordinates

Insights

#119
largest in %s
#2,470
largest %s worldwide
#10,818
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
264
operated by %s
11
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
88 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Statkraft
Country
Norway
Coordinates
67.194, 15.709

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,400 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
592,036 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,609
cars / year
987
homes / year
336,384
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Rana

Norway · Hydroelectric

570MW · 1971

Kobbelv

Norway · Hydroelectric

352MW · 2003

Siso

Norway · Hydroelectric

229MW · 2001

Lomi

Norway · Hydroelectric

140MW · 1995

Sorfjord2

Norway · Hydroelectric

88MW · 2015

Leirfossene

Norway · Hydroelectric

53MW · 2005

About this plant

Sjonsta is an 88 MW hydro power plant in Norway, operated since its commissioning.

Ranked #102 of 376 hydro plants in Norway, Sjonsta’s 88 MW represents 0.26% of Norway’s total hydro capacity of 33,795 MW. The largest hydro plant in Norway is Kvilldal at 1,444 MW, making Sjonsta 16.4 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Kobbelv (352 MW, Hydro), Siso (229 MW, Hydro), and Lomi (140 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Norway’s northern region, approximately 1,000 km from Oslo.

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