Power plant · Sweden
Karlshamn Power Plant
Karlshamn Power Plant is an idle power plant in Sweden, with 670 MW of capacity, owned by Uniper.
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 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Blekinge County | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Idle (reserve) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1969 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Uniper | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 670 MW (sum of idle units, Karlshamn G2 335 MW; Karlshamn G3 335 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 662 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Oil (registered as Fossil Oil) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Oil | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 46WPU0000000005Z | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 56.1530, 14.8360 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 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.
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3 sources record Karlshamn; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karlshamn | asset:eic:46WPU0000000005Z | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Karlshamn Power Plant | asset:wikidata:Q289958 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
| Karlshamn | asset:opsd:46WPU0000000005Z | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Karlshamn is the 5th-largest of 155 power plants in Sweden by capacity; its 670 MW is 2.5% of the 26,284 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 | 5th of 155 | 26,284 MW | 2.5% |
| All power plants in our data | 895th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Owner and place
More from Uniper
Other power plants in Sweden
- Forsmark3,271 MW
- Ringhals2,193 MW
- Oskarshamn1,400 MW
- Harsprånget830 MW
- Stornorrfors579 MW
- Stenungsund520 MW
- Messaure452 MW
- Öresundsverket CHP448 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.
- Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe). Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe), Restricted.
- 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.