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Voikkaa ve 1 — 33 MW Hydroelectric

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Voikkaa ve 1 is a 33 MW hydro power plant located in Finland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
33 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2000

Year online

Owner
UPM-Kymmene Oyj

Operator

Location
60.93, 26.62

Coordinates

Insights

#71
largest in %s
#3,729
largest %s worldwide
#16,124
largest worldwide
2000
%d yrs newer than avg
10
operated by %s
17
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
33 MW
Commissioned
2000
Status
Operational
Owner
UPM-Kymmene Oyj
Country
Finland
Coordinates
60.933, 26.617

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,767 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
221,341 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

601
cars / year
369
homes / year
125,762
trees to offset

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

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Porvoo

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About this plant

Voikkaa ve 1 is a 32.9 MW hydro power plant in Finland, operated by UPM-Kymmene Oyj since its commissioning.

Ranked #23 of 95 hydro plants in Finland, Voikkaa ve 1 contributes 1.38% of Finland’s total hydro capacity of 2,382 MW. The largest hydro plant in Finland is Imatra at 192 MW, making Voikkaa ve 1 5.8 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Kuusankoski bv (76 MW, Biomass), Mankala (30 MW, Hydro), and Kuusankoski ve (30 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Kymenlaakso region, approximately 120 km northeast of Helsinki.

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