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Power plants in Sweden

A directory of 178 power plants in Sweden with a combined installed capacity of 27,864 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

178power plants
27,864MW total capacity
7fuel types
10with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Sweden)

Hydro: 142 plants142HydroWind: 9 plants9WindBiomass: 8 plants8BiomassGas: 7 plants7GasOil: 6 plants6OilNuclear: 3 plants3NuclearCoal: 1 plants1Coal

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Sweden electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

35gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
98.8%low-carbon electricity
71.2%renewables
1.2%fossil fuels
Hydro: 40 %40HydroNuclear: 28 %28NuclearWind: 23 %23WindBiomass: 6 %6BiomassSolar: 3 %3SolarOil: 1 %1OilGas: 0 %0Gas

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

The state of Sweden’s power emissions

Across the 10 Sweden power plants carrying an asset-level CO₂ figure in this open dataset, total emissions are about 1.9 Mt CO₂/yr. The single largest emitter, Slite power station (oil), accounts for about 72% of that 10-plant reported subset (not of the whole country). The top three owners — Vattenfall AB, Mälarenergi AB, Goteborg Energi AB [100%] — control roughly 88% of that 10-plant reported subset. Most of these plants sit in a temperate Köppen climate zone.

Largest emitters (Mt CO₂/yr)

Slite power station: 1.3 Mt CO2/yr1.3Slite powe…Aroskraft power station: 0.20 Mt CO2/yr0.20Aroskraft …Uppsala: 0.17 Mt CO2/yr0.17UppsalaRya: 0.10 Mt CO2/yr0.10RyaVartan: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1VartanGöteborg power station: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Göteborg p…Hässelby: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1HässelbyNya Öresundsverket: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Nya Öresun…Stallbacka power station: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Stallbacka…Lulea power station: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Lulea powe…

Emissions by owner (Mt CO₂/yr)

Vattenfall AB: 1.3 Mt CO2/yr1.3Vattenfall…Mälarenergi AB: 0.20 Mt CO2/yr0.20Mälarenerg…Goteborg Energi AB [100%]: 0.10 Mt CO2/yr0.10Goteborg E…Goteborg Energi AB: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Goteborg E…Fortum: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1FortumUniper SE: <0.1 Mt CO2/yr<0.1Uniper SE

CO₂ — measured (US EPA / EU ETS) or modelled (Climate TRACE), per plant · backbone WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0) · climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.

Largest plants in Sweden

#PlantFuelMW
1RinghalsNuclear3,932
2ForsmarkNuclear3,446
3OskarshamnNuclear2,500
4KarlshamnHydro1,020
5StenungsundOil840
6HarsprangetHydro818
7VärmeGas639
8StornorrforsHydro599
9LetsiHydro483
10MessaureHydro463
11Nya ÖresundsverketGas440
12PorjusHydro417
13​VärtaverketBiomass389
14LiggaHydro342
15TrängsletHydro329
16VietasHydro325
17RitsemHydro304
18KilforsemHydro296
19BjorkhojdenWind288
20PorsiHydro282

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Hydro (142)

Power plants in Sweden by region

Vaesterbotten (25)Vaesternorrland (25)Dalarna (18)Jaemtland (15)Norrbotten (14)Halland (11)Vaermland (10)

Cite this

Inzonex PowerAtlas (2026). Asset-level power-plant CO2 emissions — Sweden. Derived from WRI GPPD, Climate TRACE, US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/poweratlas/sweden/

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Sweden?

There are 176 current or operating power-plant records in Sweden in this open dataset, with about 27,864 MW of capacity. Historical and pipeline records remain available separately.

What is the largest power plant in Sweden?

Ringhals is the largest at about 3,932 MW (nuclear).

What fuels generate electricity in Sweden?

The most common plant type in this dataset is hydro (142 plants), across 7 fuel types in total.

How clean is Sweden's electricity grid?

Sweden's grid carbon intensity is about 35 gCO₂/kWh, with 98.8% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).