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Utanen — 58 MW Hydroelectric

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Utanen is a 58 MW hydro power plant located in Finland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
58 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2000

Year online

Owner
Fortum Power & Heat Generation

Operator

Location
64.73, 26.50

Coordinates

Insights

#55
largest in %s
#3,023
largest %s worldwide
#12,585
largest worldwide
2000
%d yrs newer than avg
7
operated by %s
5
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
58 MW
Commissioned
2000
Status
Operational
Owner
Fortum Power & Heat Generation
Country
Finland
Coordinates
64.733, 26.500

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,861 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
388,860 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,057
cars / year
648
homes / year
220,943
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Utanen is a 57.8 MW hydro power plant in Finland, operated by Fortum Power & Heat Generation since its commissioning.

Ranked #14 of 95 hydro plants in Finland, Utanen’s 57.8 MW represents 2.43% of Finland’s total hydro capacity of 2,382 MW. The largest hydro plant in Finland is Imatra at 192 MW, making Utanen 3.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Nuojua (81 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Finland’s Lapland region, approximately 100 km from Rovaniemi.

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