Power plant · Sweden
Ritsem Power Plant
Ritsem Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in Sweden, with 320 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 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Norrbotten 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 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1978 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1971 | 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 | 320 MW | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 304 MW | 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 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 46WPU0000000026R | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 67.7320, 17.4900 | 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 Ritsem; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ritsem | asset:eic:46WPU0000000026R | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Ritsem hydropower station | asset:wikidata:Q10655892 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
| Ritsem G1 | asset:opsd:46WPU0000000026R | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Ritsem is the 15th-largest of 155 power plants in Sweden by capacity; its 320 MW is 1.2% 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 | 15th of 155 | 26,284 MW | 1.2% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,573rd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 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: 1 substation, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ofoten substation | Substation | — | — | 48 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Vattenfall
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- Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant2,193 MW
- Harsprånget hydroelectric power station818 MW
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- Stornorrfors Hydroelectric Power Station602 MW
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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.
- NVE grid facilities: transformer stations (Nettanlegg). NVE grid facilities: transformer stations (Nettanlegg), Norsk lisens for offentlige data.
- 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.