Energy Sector
Satakunta generates over a quarter of Finland’s electricity, positioning the region as a hub for energy-intensive export industries. Significant investments in energy infrastructure in recent years have diversified the region’s energy portfolio. With the addition of a new nuclear power plant, an LNG terminal, offshore wind farms, solar power facilities, and various industrial energy projects, Satakunta now boasts a modern, low-carbon energy environment.
Gas and Hydrogen Economy
Finland's first industrial-scale renewable green hydrogen and synthetic methane production plant, developed by P2X Solutions, is currently under construction in Harjavalta, Satakunta.
Explore the roadmap for the development of the gas and hydrogen economy in the Pori region. The plan outlines key investment proposals and goals for gas usage by 2030.
Explore the plan here.
Solar Power
Satakunta is also seeing a surge in solar energy projects, with several industrial-scale solar power plants currently in the licensing and pre-feasibility stages.
Solar energy production in 2024:
- Operational capacity: 35 MW
- Licensing phase: 2,000 MW
- Pre-feasibility phase (announced): 1,000 MW
Wind Power
Pori’s Tahkoluoto is home to Finland’s first offshore wind farm, which is the world's first wind farm in seasonally freezing sea conditions. New wind power projects, both onshore and offshore, are currently in development and construction.
Wind energy production in 2024:
- Operational capacity: 203 MW
- Under construction: 212 MW
- Awaiting investment decisions: 700 MW
- In licensing: 800 MW
- In preliminary design: 3,500 – 4,000 MW
Nuclear Power
Satakunta produces 40% of Finland's electricity, with 30% of the total generated at the three nuclear units in Eurajoki’s Olkiluoto plant. Olkiluoto 1 and Olkiluoto 2 have a combined capacity of 1,780 MW, while Olkiluoto 3 adds another 1,600 MW. The plants’ operational reliability ranks among the highest internationally, as indicated by their top-tier capacity factors.