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Vargon — 35 MW Hydroelectric

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Vargon is a 35 MW hydro power plant located in Sweden. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
35 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1937

Year online

Owner
100% Vattenfall

Operator

Location
58.36, 12.37

Coordinates

Insights

#133
largest in %s
#3,667
largest %s worldwide
#15,825
largest worldwide
1937
%d yrs older than avg
65
operated by %s
26
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
35 MW
Commissioned
1937
Status
Operational
Owner
100% Vattenfall
Country
Sweden
Coordinates
58.356, 12.373

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,943 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
235,469 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

640
cars / year
392
homes / year
133,789
trees to offset

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

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Ringhals

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2,193MW · 1969

Stenungsund

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840MW · 1970

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Sweden · Natural Gas

261MW · 1996

Rya

Sweden · Natural Gas

261MW · 2002

Olidans kraftverk

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220MW · 2004

About this plant

Vargon is a 35 MW hydro power plant in Sweden, operated by Vattenfall and commissioned in 1937. It is part of a network of 216 hydro plants in the country, contributing to Sweden’s renewable energy generation.

Ranked #95 of 216 hydro plants in Sweden, Vargon’s 35 MW represents 0.2% of Sweden’s total hydro capacity of 17,541 MW. The largest hydro plant in Sweden is Karlshamn at 1,020 MW, making Vargon 29.1 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Olidans kraftverk (220 MW, Hydro), Lilla Edets kraftverk (210 MW, Hydro), and Hojum (184 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Västra Götaland County, approximately 70 km northeast of Gothenburg.

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