20.9.2024 News Power plant news Press releases Turbine overhaul at the Haapakoski hydropower plant on the Iijoki river One of the two turbines at PVO-Vesivoima’s Haapakoski hydropower plant will undergo a major overhaul during autumn 2024. The work has commenced today and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
12.9.2024 News Power plant news Construction of ultracapacitor begins in Iijoki, Kierikki Construction work has commenced on an energy storage project utilising three-megawatt ultracapacitors at PVO-Vesivoima’s Kierikki power plant. This is PVO-Vesivoima’s first project of its kind, piloting energy storage technology tha…
4.9.2024 News Power plant news Press releases PVO-Vesivoima appeals decisions on stocking and fish stock management obligations for the Iijoki and Kemijoki rivers PVO-Vesivoima is seeking a change from the Vaasa Administrative Court regarding the decisions made by the Regional State Administrative Agency for Northern Finland on the stocking and fish stock management obligations for the Iijoki…
29.8.2024 News Power plant news Speech by the CEO of Tornionlaakson Voima at Portimokoski during the TRIWA LIFE project visit to the Tengeliö River fishways On Thursday, August 29, 2024, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden visited the Tengeliö River fishways being built at the Portimokoski power plant of Tornionlaakson Voima in Ylitornio. The visit is part of a broader familiarisation visit…
20.8.2024 News Power plant news Press releases Turbines of Melo hydropower plant renovated – PVO-Vesivoima’s investment decision will boost balancing power Located at Nokianvirta on the Kokemäenjoki river in Nokia, both turbines of the Melo hydropower plant are to be renovated. PVO-Vesivoima made an investment decision on the renovation. Scheduled to start in June 2025, the project wi…
29.7.2024 News Power plant news The Regional State Administrative Agency for Northern Finland has issued its decisions on the change applications regarding fish stock management obligations in the Iijoki and Kemijoki rivers The Regional State Administrative Agency for Northern Finland has issued its decision on the change applications submitted by the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Lapland in 2017 regarding stocking…
13.6.2024 News Power plant news Rapidly advancing new flue gas condenser plant in Pori to be commissioned next autumn The construction of Porin Prosessivoima Oy’s new flue gas condenser plant, or the KALTO ’24 project, has got off to a good start. In the summer of 2023, the company decided to invest in a flue gas condenser plant, which is now u…
12.6.2024 News Power plant news Press releases Automation systems of Rauma biopower plant to be modernised The automation systems of Rauman Biovoima’s combined heat and power plant will be modernised in phases. In the first phase, the controls and regulators of the fuel conveyors will be replaced. The new equipment will be commissioned…
9.4.2024 News Power plant news Markus Pyykönen has been appointed Managing Director of Rauma Biovoima Oy as of 1 September 2024 The Board of Directors of Rauman Biovoima Oy has appointed Markus Pyykönen, Asset Development Manager of Pohjolan Voima Oyj, as Managing Director of Rauman Biovoima Oy as of 1 September 2024. The current Managing Director Timo Pitk…
29.2.2024 News Power plant news Press releases Pohjolan Voima investigates building a pumped hydroelecric energy storage (PHES) in Kemijärvi Pohjolan Voima, one of Finland’s largest energy companies, is investigating the possibility of building a pumped-storage power station in the area of Lake Kemijärvi. Pumped-storage power stations are used in the mountain regions…
