Nya Öresundsverket is a 440 MW gas power station in Skane, Sweden. It is operated by Uniper SE. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 496k homes (estimated). It ranks #11 of 178 Sweden power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1971, it is around 55 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its annual emissions of 5,467 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 1.3k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 0.1% 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 WRI1029978.
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.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 575 MW for Öresundsverket power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
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 440 MW, Nya Öresundsverket is well above the median gas plant in Sweden (240 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.
5,467 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Share of Sweden gas capacity
- 24.6% of 1,785 MW across 7 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 1 of 5 dated gas plants in Sweden is older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest gas plants in Sweden
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Uniper SE.
Local climate & thermal context
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 55.6°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 44% 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: 77/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
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 #2 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
- Barsebäck power station · Gas · 80 MW · Skåne
- Lillgrund · Wind · 110 MW · Skane
- Middelgrunden · Wind · 20 MW · Capital Region
- Amager · Geothermal · 14 MW · Capital Region
- Amager power station · Coal · 330 MW · Capital Region
- Svanemølle · Gas · 81 MW · Capital Region
Location
Coordinates 55.6261, 13.0404 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Nya Öresundsverket?
Nya Öresundsverket is a 440 MW gas power plant in Skane, Sweden, commissioned in 1971.
Who operates Nya Öresundsverket?
Nya Öresundsverket is operated by Uniper SE.
How much CO₂ does Nya Öresundsverket emit?
Nya Öresundsverket has measured emissions of about 5,467 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).