Pengfors is a 69 MW hydro power plant in Sweden, operated entirely by Vattenfall and commissioned in 1954. Ranked #69 of 216 hydro plants in Sweden, Pengfors contributes 0.39% to the country's total hydro capacity of 17,541 MW. The largest hydro plant in Sweden is Karlshamn at 1,020 MW, making Pengfors 14.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Stornorrfors Hydroelectric Power Station (599 MW, Hydro), Stornorrfors (599 MW, Hydro), and Harrsele (223 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Västernorrland County, approximately 100 km from Sundsvall.
72 years old
Sweden, Europe
- 102. largest of 305 plants in Sweden
- #11,813 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,789 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.15% of the installed capacity of Sweden
72 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
100% Vattenfall operates 65 plants totalling 8,307 MW
12 plants within 100 km, 1,743 MW combined
Source: Vattenfall
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Pengfors is a hydro power plant producing approximately 242 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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