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Vaesteras power station — 80 MW Coal

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Vaesteras power station is a 80 MW coal power plant located in Sweden. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
80 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1963

Year online

Owner
Mälarenergi

Operator

Location
59.59, 16.51

Coordinates

Insights

#92
largest in Sweden
#2,462
largest Coal worldwide
#11,117
largest worldwide
1963
34 yrs older than avg
2
operated by Mälarenergi
15
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Coal
Capacity
80 MW
Commissioned
1963
Status
Operational
Owner
Mälarenergi
Country
Sweden
Coordinates
59.589, 16.514

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
316,061 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
12,642,432 t

over ~40 yrs

Intensity
820 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

68,709
cars per year
42,141
homes per year
14,366,400
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

Nearby Plants

Bråvallaverket

Sweden · Coal

220MW · 1972

E.ON Abyverket

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150MW · 1960

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132MW · 2019

Uppsala Block 5

Sweden · Biomass

130MW

Älvkarleby Hydroelectric Power Station

Sweden · Hydroelectric

125MW · 1911

Alvkarleby

Sweden · Hydroelectric

116MW · 1991

About this plant

Vaesteras power station is an 80 MW coal-fired power plant in Sweden, operated by Mälarenergi since 1963.

Ranked #2 of 2 coal plants in Sweden. Its 80 MW represents 26.67% of Sweden’s total coal capacity of 300 MW. The largest coal plant in Sweden is Bråvallaverket at 220 MW, making Vaesteras 2.75 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Aros (94 MW, Biomass) and Kraftvärmeverket (0 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Västmanland County, approximately 100 km from Stockholm.

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