Pohjolan Voima

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Pohjolan Voima
IndustryPower Generation
Founded1943;80 years ago (1943) [1]
Headquarters,
Website www.pohjolanvoima.fi

Pohjolan Voima Oyj (PVO; Swedish : Nordkraft Abp; English: Northern Power Company Plc [2] ) is the second biggest Finnish energy company, which owns hydropower and thermal power plants (including biofuel-fired power plants).

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Shareholders

Pohjolan Voima is a founder and main shareholder of the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj.

Major shareholders of Pohjolan Voima are Finnish pulp and paper manufacturers UPM-Kymmene Oyj (47,7%) and Stora Enso Oyj (15,6%). Other shareholders include power and utility companies owned by several municipalities. The energy produced by the company is distributed among its shareholders based on their ownership and the shareholders pay for the actual production costs (so called Mankala principle). This arrangement allows for smaller power companies to participate in larger power station projects together and to benefit from the economics of scale.

Carbon intensity

YearProduction (TWh)Emission (Gt CO2)kg CO2/MWh
2002166375
2003186.07337
2004184.95280
2005131.67126
2006184.73264
2007174.25250
2008222.92131
2009222.88131

Transmission grid

PVO sold its share of the Fingrid national electricity transmission grid operator with €247.4 million in April 2011. Income was delivered total to the owners in 2012. Biggest shares were UPM/Myllykoski €109 million and Stora Enso ca €37 million. [3]

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References

  1. "Tutustu tarinaamme".
  2. "YTJ Tietopalvelu".
  3. Ammattiliitto Pro arvostelee metsäyhtiöitä osinkoahneudesta yle 14.5.2012