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Igelsta heat and power station85 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Feb 2026

Igelsta heat and power station is an 85 MW gas-fired power plant in Sweden, commissioned in 2009. Ranked #8 of 9 gas plants in Sweden. Its 85 MW represents 2.56% of Sweden's 3,318 MW total gas capacity. The largest gas plant in Sweden is Karlshamn Power Plant at 662 MW, making Igelsta 7.8 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Värme (639 MW, Gas), Värtaverket (389 MW, Biomass), and Vartan (130 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Södermanland County, approximately 50 km southwest of Stockholm.

Capacity
85 MW
Commissioning Year
2009

17 years old

Owner
Vattenfall
Location
59.1747°, 17.6675°

Sweden, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 90. largest of 305 plants in Sweden
  • #10,919 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,404 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.19% of the installed capacity of Sweden
Age & fleet comparison

17 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Vattenfall operates 112 plants totalling 27,957 MW

Regional density

26 plants within 100 km, 1,739 MW combined

Nearest plant: Hässelbyverket (22.7 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wikidata

Location

Coordinates:: 59.174660, 17.667500
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
164.2 Kt
335 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.79 Mt
Over 17 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2039
13 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
35.7K
cars per year
21.9K
homes per year
7.5M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
Sweden
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

SwedenEnergy Profile

305
Total Plants
44.6 GW
Total Capacity
NuclearHydroGasBiomass
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