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Älvkarleby Power Plant
Älvkarleby Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in Sweden, with 125 MW of capacity, owned by Vattenfall.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Sweden | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Uppsala County | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1988 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1911 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Vattenfall | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Vattenfall | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 125 MW | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Reservoir hydro (registered as Hydro Water Reservoir) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 46WPU0000000053O | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 60.5690, 17.4490 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchAlso recorded as
2 sources record Älvkarleby; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Älvkarleby | asset:eic:46WPU0000000053O | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Älvkarleby Hydroelectric Power Station | asset:wikidata:Q8077057 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates, capacity and technology |
How it compares
Älvkarleby is the 58th-largest of 153 power plants in Sweden by capacity; its 125 MW is 0.48% of the 25,932 MW we hold for Sweden. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 58th of 153 | 25,932 MW | 0.48% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,983rd of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
Owner, operator and place
More from Vattenfall
- Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant3,271 MW
- Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant2,193 MW
- Harsprånget hydroelectric power station818 MW
- Centrale Diemen684 MW
- Siekierki Power Station622 MW
- Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm605 MW · under construction
- Stornorrfors Hydroelectric Power Station602 MW
- Messaure kraftstation463 MW
Other power plants in Sweden
- Forsmark3,271 MW
- Ringhals2,193 MW
- Oskarshamn1,400 MW
- Harsprånget830 MW
- Karlshamn670 MW
- Stornorrfors579 MW
- Stenungsund520 MW
- Messaure452 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.