Our largest hydro powerplants in Sweden
The following are two of the 74 hydro powerplants owned by Uniper in Sweden.
Hjälta powerplant in Faxälven
- Commissioned: 1952
- Number of generating units: 3
- Installed capacity: 178 MW
- Annual power generation: 1,005 GWh
- Head: 82 meters
In a normal year, the Hjälta power plant generates 1,005 GWh of renewable electricity, which is more than any of Uniper’s other hydro powerplants.
Storfinnforsen powerplant in Faxälven
Concrete dam in Storfinnforsen
- Commissioned: 1953
- Number of generating units: 3
- Installed capacity: 112 MW
- Annual power generation: 543 GWh
- Head: 49.5 meters
The 800-meter concrete dam at Storfinnforsen is the largest concrete dam in Sweden.
The oldest power plant still in operation is Hemsjö Övre in Mörrumsån, commissioned in 1907.
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Hydropower has many advantages. It has near-zero emissions of greenhouse gases, while providing a reliable electricity supply at a competitive price. Hydropower is renewable, because the water that is utilized by the power plant is not consumed, but constantly returned in the form of precipitation.
All electricity and energy production impacts the environment. When it comes to hydropower, powerplants and dams involve an encroachment on the environment that changes the conditions of life in and adjacent to watercourses.
In the Swedish electricity system, hydropower is currently Sweden’s largest source of renewable energy. Together with nuclear power, hydropower is the foundation of the Swedish electricity system.