Vattenfall to expand hydropower plants in Sweden
Sweden, Stockholm: The Swedish power utility Vattenfall has announced plans to expand four hydropower plants in Sweden, adding a capacity of up to 720 MW.
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Sweden, Stockholm: The Swedish power utility Vattenfall has announced plans to expand four hydropower plants in Sweden, adding a capacity of up to 720 MW.
These expansions, for which feasibility studies have already begun to prepare future planned investment decisions, will probably start in 2026.
A feasibility study is underway to restore the Juktan power station, Västerbotten, into a pumped-storage power plant, with a potential of up to 380 MW. At the Porju’s power station, Norrbotten, Vattenfall plans to increase water flow and production, with a potential of up to 80 MW. Further, at the Harsprånget power station (Norrbotten), the company is to renew a unit that is currently mothballed for a potential of up to 110 MW. Finally, at the Messaure power station (Norrbotten), a fourth unit is planned, with a capacity of up to 150 MW.
Vattenfall currently has about 8.5 GW of installed hydropower capacity. In 2021, hydro represented 36 % of Sweden’s installed capacity with 16.3 GW, and 43 % of its power generation with nearly 74 TWh.
Source: Enerdata