Idbäcksverket – Nyköping
Facts
Country
Sweden
Electricity Capacity
35 MWe
Heat Capacity
234 MWth
Technology
Combined heat and power (CHP)
Main Fuel
Biomass
Vattenfall ownership share
100 %
Status
In Operation
In Nyköping, Vattenfall has operated a combined heat and power (CHP) plant called Idbäcksverket since 1997. Idbäcksverket supplies roughly 95% of the urban area of Nyköping with district heating and electricity.
The fuel used at Idbäcksverket comes mainly from renewable sources. The majority consists of industrial waste and forest industry waste products.
We also have a local network in Skavsta, which has a capacity of 5 MW. It is primarily fuelled by wood pellets.