Tornion Voima’s gas-engine power plant entered commercial operation on 1 April 2026. The completion of the plant is a significant milestone, as it is Finland’s first modern engine power plant.
The total capacity of the power plant is 43 MW, providing unique and strategically important generation and balancing capacity for Finland’s electricity system.
Its key strengths are extremely fast start-up and excellent controllability, enabling electricity generation precisely when it is needed, for example during cold winter periods. As a result, the plant offers the electricity market valuable and fast-reacting balancing capacity, which is increasingly needed as the share of weather-dependent wind and solar power continues to grow.
“The need for flexible generation increases with growing reliance on renewable energy sources. The gas-engine power plant significantly strengthens security of electricity supply,” says Aki Hakulinen, Managing Director of Tornion Voima.
The engine power plant produces electricity for its parent company EPV Energy and its owners. If necessary, the gas engines can also be used to support the regional electricity network in case of disruptions.
In the initial phase of production, natural gas will be used as the plant’s fuel. The goal is to gradually transition to biogas and synthetic renewable gases as their markets and availability develop.
Tornion Voima and EPV Energy invest in flexible generation solutions
Construction work at Röyttä, Tornio, which began in autumn 2024, progressed as scheduled. Tornion Voima and EPV Energy leveraged their long-standing experience in demanding energy sector investments and their established partner network throughout the project.
The investment in the gas-engine power plant is historic for Tornion Voima. The engine power plant strengthens the company’s position as a local energy producer and as a developer of new electricity generation solutions.
Going forward, Tornion Voima and EPV Energy will invest even more strongly in increasing flexibility within Finland’s energy system.
“By developing flexibility in electricity generation, we can respond more effectively to fluctuations in electricity consumption and production. We will continue this development work in the coming years as well,” Hakulinen says.
More information: Aki Hakulinen, Managing Director of Tornion Voima, tel. 050 3862602