Kvistforsen is a 140 MW hydro power station in Vaesterbotten, Sweden. It is operated by 100% Statkraft. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 140k homes (estimated). It ranks #39 of 178 Sweden power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1962, it is around 64 years old — an older, legacy facility. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 40.0% 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 WRI1002069.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000603442; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 140 MW, Kvistforsen is well above the median hydro plant in Sweden (35 MW). Technically it is described as run-of-river. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Sweden hydro capacity
- 1.1% of 12,709 MW across 142 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 73 of 136 dated hydro 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 hydro plants in Sweden
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by 100% Statkraft. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a subarctic (boreal) climate (Köppen Dfc) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 64.8°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 132% 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: 97/100 — 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness 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 #26 largest hydro power plant of 142 in Sweden by capacity.
Sweden has 142 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 12,709 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Batfors · Hydro · 42 MW · Vaesterbotten
- Selsfors · Hydro · 61 MW · Vaesterbotten
- Vargfors · Hydro · 120 MW · Vaesterbotten
- Lulea power station · Gas · 100 MW · Norrbotten
- Harrsele · Hydro · 223 MW · Vaesterbotten
- Stornorrfors · Hydro · 599 MW · Vaesterbotten
Location
Coordinates 64.7507, 20.9528 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kvistforsen?
Kvistforsen is a 140 MW hydro power plant in Vaesterbotten, Sweden, commissioned in 1962.
Who operates Kvistforsen?
Kvistforsen is operated by 100% Statkraft.