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Porvoo kt 2

Gas power plant in Uusimaa, Finland. Approximate location 60.3067, 25.5506.

GasUusimaaFinland

Porvoo kt 2 is a 121 MW gas power station in Uusimaa, Finland. It is operated by Neste Oil Oy. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 136k homes (estimated). It ranks #34 of 203 Finland power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 1.2% of Finland's electricity; the national grid averages 57 gCO₂/kWh (96.3% low-carbon) (2025).

121Source-backed capacity
135,830homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1002502.

Data status

Known data

FacilityPorvoo kt 2 WRI
CountryFinland · Uusimaa WRI
Coordinates60.3067, 25.5506 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity121 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerNeste Oil Oy WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions190,162 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#34 of 203 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#10 of 20 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.00× · 121 MW median · 20 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent135,830 calculated
Climate4.7°C · HDD 4,820 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 32/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot 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.

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 80 MW for Porvoo power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Capacity claim grade: C_REVIEW_MANUAL - recommended action: manual_review_only - confidence: unknown. This follows a claim-based data model: value + scope + source + confidence, rather than silently overwriting records.

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 tracker 2026 (location L100000407828); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 121 MW, Porvoo kt 2 is around the median gas plant in Finland (121 MW). 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 Finland

Vuosaari B: 485 MW485Vuosaari BNaantali G1 2 ja 3: 290 MW290Naantali …Naistenlahti 2: 191 MW191Naistenlah…Martinlaakso: 172 MW172Martinlaak…Vuosaari A: 163 MW163Vuosaari APorvoo Refinery power station: 152 MW152Porvoo Ref…Lielahti: 142 MW142LielahtiKirkniemi: 128 MW128Kirkniemi

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

Owner

Operated by Neste Oil Oy.

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 warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 60.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

4.7°Cannual mean temp
4,820heating degree-days (base 18°C)
0cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
11 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -5 °CJF: -7 °CFM: -2 °CMA: 3 °CAM: 9 °CMJ: 14 °CJJ: 17 °CJA: 15 °CAS: 10 °CSO: 5 °CON: 1 °CND: -3 °CD17 °C

Heating degree-days here run 96% 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: 93/100 — 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

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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
32/100environmental-severity index
23.3°Cseasonal temperature swing
17 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 #10 largest gas power plant of 20 in Finland by capacity.

Finland has 20 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 2,246 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 60.3067, 25.5506 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Porvoo kt 2?

Porvoo kt 2 is a 121 MW source-record gas power plant in Uusimaa, Finland.

How many homes can Porvoo kt 2 power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 135,830 homes (estimated).

Who operates Porvoo kt 2?

Porvoo kt 2 is operated by Neste Oil Oy.

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