Idbaksverket is a 35 MW biomass power plant in Soedermanland, Sweden. It is operated by 100% Vattenfall. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 48k homes (estimated). It ranks #99 of 178 Sweden power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1997, it is around 29 years old — long-established. In context, biomass supplies about 5.8% of Sweden's electricity; the national grid averages 35 gCO₂/kWh (98.8% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1002150.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 35 MW, Idbaksverket is below the median biomass plant in Sweden (94 MW). Biomass plants burn organic material such as wood, residues or waste-derived fuel to raise steam; they are dispatchable and counted as low-carbon where the feedstock is sustainably sourced.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Sweden biomass capacity
- 4.0% of 877 MW across 8 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 2 of 5 dated biomass plants in Sweden are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest biomass plants in Sweden
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by 100% Vattenfall. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This biomass plant burns organic material (wood, residues) to raise steam for a turbine. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 58.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 66% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 85/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #6 largest biomass power plant of 8 in Sweden by capacity.
Sweden has 8 biomass power plants in this dataset, together about 877 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Fors · Hydro · 3 MW · Soedermanland
- Lango · Hydro · 1 MW · Soedermanland
- Kimstad power station · Oil · 134 MW · Östergötland
- Jordbro · Biomass · 20 MW · Stockholm
- Agesta nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 12 MW · Stockholm
- Hässelby · Biomass · 75 MW · Stockholm
Location
Coordinates 58.743, 17.0006 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Idbaksverket?
Idbaksverket is a 35 MW biomass power plant in Soedermanland, Sweden, commissioned in 1997.
Who operates Idbaksverket?
Idbaksverket is operated by 100% Vattenfall.