The Swedish energy group Vattenfall has submitted an environmental permit application for the proposed construction of the 2.9 GW Storlandet onshore wind park in northern Sweden. The submission, which includes a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), was filed with the Land and Environmental Court at the Umeå District Court. According to Vattenfall, the wind park could produce around 9 TWh/year of electricity, helping to meet the growing demand from the mining and steel industries in the region. An environmental permit can only be granted if the local municipality gives its approval — a process that could take up to three years.
As of the end of 2024, onshore wind accounted for nearly 32% of Sweden’s total installed power generation capacity (17 GW and 53 GW, respectively).
Interested in Power Plants?
Enerdata has developed a market research service to screen, monitor and analyse the development of power generation assets.
Power Plant Tracker offers an interactive database and a powerful search engine covering power plants worldwide – including both installed and planned capacities for renewables and fossil fuels.