Stensele is a 54 MW hydro power plant in Sweden, operated by Vattenfall and commissioned in 1960. Ranked #77 of 216 hydro plants in Sweden, it accounts for 0.31% of the country's total hydro capacity of 17,541 MW. The largest hydro plant in Sweden is Karlshamn at 1,020 MW, making Stensele 18.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Blaiken wind farm (247.5 MW, Wind), Stalon (130 MW, Hydro), and Grundfors (108 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Västerbotten County, approximately 100 km from Umeå.
66 years old
Sweden, Europe
- 111. largest of 305 plants in Sweden
- #12,784 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,082 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.12% of the installed capacity of Sweden
66 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
100% Vattenfall operates 65 plants totalling 8,307 MW
14 plants within 100 km, 998 MW combined
Source: Vattenfall
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Stensele is a hydro power plant producing approximately 189 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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