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Valajaskoski — 101 MW Hydroelectric

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Valajaskoski is a 101 MW hydro power plant located in Finland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
101 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Kemijoki Oy

Operator

Location
66.50, 25.72

Coordinates

Insights

#33
largest in %s
#2,286
largest %s worldwide
#9,985
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
16
operated by %s
4
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
101 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Kemijoki Oy
Country
Finland
Coordinates
66.500, 25.717

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
8,494 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
679,496 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,846
cars / year
1,132
homes / year
386,077
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Valajaskoski is a 101 MW hydroelectric power plant in Finland, operated by Kemijoki Oy.

Ranked #7 of 95 hydro plants in Finland. Its 101 MW represents 4.24% of Finland’s total hydro capacity of 2,382 MW. The largest hydro plant in Finland is Imatra at 192 MW, making Valajaskoski 1.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Pirttikoski (131 MW, Hydro) and Permantokoski (14 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Lapland, approximately 300 km north of Rovaniemi.

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