Asele is a 27 MW hydro power plant in Sweden, operated by Vattenfall and commissioned in 2015. Ranked #104 of 216 hydro plants in Sweden, Asele accounts for 0.15% of Sweden's total hydro capacity of 17,541 MW. The largest hydro plant in Sweden is Karlshamn at 1,020 MW, making Asele 37.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Stenkullafors (57 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Västernorrland County, approximately 500 km from Stockholm.
16 years old
Sweden, Europe
- 143. largest of 305 plants in Sweden
- #17,380 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,994 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.06% of the installed capacity of Sweden
16 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
100% Vattenfall operates 65 plants totalling 8,307 MW
23 plants within 100 km, 2,136 MW combined
Source: Vattenfall
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Asele is a hydro power plant producing approximately 95 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Sweden- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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