Finland

Tainionkoski — 62 MW Hydroelectric

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Tainionkoski is a 62 MW hydro power plant located in Finland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
62 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2000

Year online

Owner
Fortum Power & Heat Generation

Operator

Location
61.21, 28.78

Coordinates

Insights

#52
largest in %s
#2,916
largest %s worldwide
#12,209
largest worldwide
2000
%d yrs newer than avg
7
operated by %s
12
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
62 MW
Commissioned
2000
Status
Operational
Owner
Fortum Power & Heat Generation
Country
Finland
Coordinates
61.210, 28.783

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,172 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
413,752 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,124
cars / year
690
homes / year
235,087
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Tainionkoski is a 61.5 MW hydroelectric power plant in Finland, operated by Fortum Power & Heat Generation.

Ranked #12 of 95 hydro plants in Finland. Its 61.5 MW represents 2.58% of Finland’s 2,382 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Finland is Imatra at 192 MW, making Tainionkoski 3.12 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Imatra (192 MW, Hydro), Svetogorskaya HPP (122 MW, Hydro), and Lesogorsky HPP (118 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in South Karelia, approximately 60 km northeast of Lappeenranta.

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