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Lahall power station

Gas power plant in Halland, Sweden. Approximate location 57.2332, 12.1737.

GasHallandSwedenOCGT

Lahall power station is a 240 MW gas power station in Halland, Sweden. It is operated by Svenska Kraftnät AB. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 270k homes (estimated). It ranks #25 of 178 Sweden power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 0.1% of Sweden's electricity; the national grid averages 35 gCO₂/kWh (98.8% low-carbon) (2025).

240MW installed capacity
270,308homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_lahall_sweden.

Data status

Known data

FacilityLahall power station GEM-GOGPT
CountrySweden · Halland GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates57.2332, 12.1737 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity240 MW GEM · 2026 · L100001000048; operating plant capacity
OwnerSvenska Kraftnät AB GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyOCGT GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions378,432 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#25 / 178 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#4 / 7 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.00× · 240 MW · n=7 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent270,308 calculated
Environmental severityC4 · 31/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001000048; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 240 MW, Lahall power station is around the median gas plant in Sweden (240 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Sweden

Värme: 639 MW639VärmeNya Öresundsverket: 440 MW440Nya Öresun…Rya: 250 MW250RyaLahall power station: 240 MW240Lahall pow…Lulea power station: 100 MW100Lulea powe…Barsebäck power station: 80 MW80Barsebäck …Göteborg power station: 36 MW36Göteborg p…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Svenska Kraftnät AB.

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 57.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season mean
Temperate oceanic: long cold winters and short, cool summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
31/100environmental-severity index
17.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
25 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #4 largest gas power plant of 7 in Sweden by capacity.

Sweden has 7 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 1,785 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 57.2332, 12.1737 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Lahall power station?

Lahall power station is a 240 MW gas power plant in Halland, Sweden.

How many homes can Lahall power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 270,308 homes (estimated).

Who operates Lahall power station?

Lahall power station is operated by Svenska Kraftnät AB.

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