Energy production and consumption

Target for 2050

  • * The goal is to make Lappeenranta’s electricity and heat production climate neutral by 2050.
  • * A combined energy network enables energy storage and the balancing of demand and supply.
  • * Energy-efficiency guarantees the well-being of future generations.
  • * Citizens and enterprises are resources for the energy transition.

Action plan and timeline for achieving the target for 2050, set by working groups on resource wisdom:

2016–2017

  • Energy efficiency and solar energy are taken into account in land use planning.

2017-2021

  • At Kaukaan Voima’s power plant, peat is replaced with a renewable fuel.
  • Industry’s energy use acts as a virtual energy storage system.

2021-2025

  • New wind power plants are constructed between Lappeenranta and Imatra.
  • Solar power plants: a large 50 MWp power plant and another 50 MWp in solar panels on the roofs of buildings.

2029

  • Power-to-methane storage and its related transportation use
  • Six successful energy industry technology companies have emerged in Lappeenranta