List of power stations in Sweden explained

The following page lists all the power stations in Sweden. For traction power, see List of installations for 15 kV AC railway electrification in Sweden.

Nuclear

NameSiteCoordinatesTypeCapacity (MW)OperationalCurrent statusManufacturer
Barsebäck 1 Barsebäckshamn 600 1975–1999 decommissioned ASEA-Atom
Barsebäck 2 Barsebäckshamn BWR 600 1977–2005 decommissioned ASEA-Atom
Forsmark 1 Forsmark BWR 984 1980– operational ASEA-Atom
Forsmark 2 Forsmark BWR 1,120 1981– operational ASEA-Atom
Forsmark 3 Forsmark BWR 1,167 1985– operational ASEA-Atom
Oskarshamn 1 Figeholm BWR 473 1972–2017 decommissioned OKG AB
Oskarshamn 2 Figeholm BWR 638 1975–2015 decommissioned OKG AB
Oskarshamn 3 Figeholm BWR 1,400 1985– operational OKG AB
Ringhals 1 Gloppe BWR 865 1976–2020 decommissioned ASEA-Atom
Ringhals 2 Gloppe 900 1975–2019 decommissioned Westinghouse Electric Company
Ringhals 3 Gloppe PWR 1,070 1981– operational Westinghouse Electric Company
Ringhals 4 Gloppe PWR 1,120 1983– operational Westinghouse Electric Company

Fossil fuel

Station Site Coordinates Capacity (MW) Status Type of fuel
662 Used as reserve Fuel Oil
820 Decommissioned Fuel Oil
55.626°N 13.0385°W 440 Decommissioned Natural Gas

Hydroelectric

See main article: List of hydroelectric power stations in Sweden. There are perhaps a thousand more hydroelectric plants in Sweden not listed here, but these are among the biggest. Today, there are 46 stations at 100 MW and over, 18 at 200 MW and over, 6 at 400 MW and over, and 2 over 500 MW.

Station Site Coordinates Capacity (MW) Notes River
Älvkarleby Hydroelectric Power StationÄlvkarleby 126 2nd largest on the river Dal River
Hojum Hydroelectric Power StationTrollhättan 170 Largest in GötalandGöta älv
Juktan Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Power Station[1] Gunnam 334 - Juktån
Letten Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Power Station Värmland 36 PHS Letten
Olidan Hydroelectric Power StationTrollhättan 130 One of the oldest in the country Göta älv
Porjus Hydroelectric Power StationPorjus 480 3rd largest in Sweden Lule River
Harsprånget Hydroelectric power stationHarsprånget977 Largest in Sweden Lule River
Stornorrfors Hydroelectric power stationNorrfors 599 2nd largest in Sweden Ume River
MessaureMessaure 460 101 m dam Lule River
LetsiLetsi 456 First and largest in the river Lesser Lule River
KilforsenKilforsen 415 6th largest in Sweden Fjällsjö River
Trängslet DamTrängslet 330 Highest dam in Sweden, 120 m Dal River

Wind farms

See also: Wind power in Sweden and List of offshore wind farms in Sweden.

Farm Municipality Coordinates Capacity (MW) TurbinesCommissioned
Aapua Wind FarmÖvertorneå, Norrbotten66.8625°N 23.5372°W10 7 2005
Blaiken[2] [3] [4] Arjeplog, Norrbotten250 100 2011–2015
Falkenberg Falkenberg, Halland11 15  
Fjällberget[5] Ludvika Dalarna10 5 2006
Hedagården-Tågarp wind park Svalöv, Skåne9 6  
Hedboberget  18 9 2008
Hornberg Wind FarmMalå, Västerbotten10 5 2007
Jädraås[6] Ockelbo, Gävleborg203 66 2013
Landskrona Landskrona, Skåne7 12  
Lillgrund Wind FarmMalmö, Skåne55.5167°N 59°W110 48 2007
Långå Wind FarmHärjedalen, Jämtland10 5  
Lärbro Gotland, Gotland9 10  
Mungseröd wind park Tanum, Västra Götaland9 6  
Näs Gotland, Gotland72 38  
Råshön Wind FarmKrokom, Jämtland10 7  
Slite Gotland, Gotland11 12  
Stora Istad Wind FarmBorgholm, Kalmar10 5 2007
Utgrunden   10 7  
Yttre Stengrund  10 5 2001; Decommissioned in 2015
Älmhult power farm (formerly Kastlösa)   9 16  
Bliekavare  18  
Bondön   14  
Brattön[7]    10  
Dragaliden[8]   24 12 2010
Gabrielsberget   40 2012
Glötesvålen   30  
Gässlingegrund   10  
Havsnäs Wind Farm  95 48 2009
Hud/Kil   10  
Markbygden Wind FarmPiteå, Norrbotten County65.4167°N 60°W4,000 1,100 2020
Rautirova   19  
Råshön wind farmKrokom, Jämtland 2 1 2010
Sjisjka   30  
StorrunKrokum 30 12 2009
Saxberget   17  
Skottarevet   30  
Säliträdberget   8  
Uljaboda  10  

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://hem.passagen.se/kts/english/turbin/francis/francis.htm Francisturbinen
  2. News: Fortum takes 40% stake in giant Swedish wind project . ReCharge . NHST Media Group . Ben . Backwell . 2010-08-31 . 2010-08-31.
  3. Fortum to partner in one of Europe's biggest onshore wind farm projects with 40% holding . . 2010-08-31 . 2010-08-31.
  4. News: Fortum Buys 40% Stake In Blaiken Wind Power Project . . . 2010-08-31 . 2010-08-31.
  5. Web site: Stena Renewable Energy AB - Fjällberget . 2008-01-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070626132859/http://www.stenarenewable.se/projekt/StenaRenewableEnergyAB-Fjallberget.asp . 2007-06-26 .
  6. Web site: A successful project from start to finish | Arise . 2015-11-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160302034341/http://www.arise.se/en/successful-project-start-finish . 2016-03-02 .
  7. News: Susanna . Baltscheffsky . Fler elbilar kräver mer vindkraft . Svenska dagbladet . Stockholm . 2008-05-26 . 2009-03-30 . sv.
  8. Web site: HTTP 404 Not Found - Svevind. Anton. Berglund. www.svevind.se. 22 April 2018.