The annual outage of Loviisa Unit 1 is estimated to take approximately 2 days longer than originally planned. This is due to a fault in the refuelling machine that occurred during refuelling.
Other annual outage works are progressing as planned and the Unit 1 is expected to be connected in the national grid on 10 September, 2016. The annual outage of Unit 2 starts on 17 September, 2016, as planned.
Fortum Corporation
Group Communications
More information:
Timo Eurasto, Manager, Operations unit, tel. +358 10 455 4010
Thomas Buddas, Manager, Nuclear Safety, tel. +358 10 455 3710
Loviisa power plant
In 2015, the load factor at Fortum’s fully-owned Loviisa nuclear power plant was 92.9%. On an international scale, the load factor was among the best in the world for pressurised water reactor power plants. The plant produced a total of 8.47 terawatt hours, which is approximately 13% of Finland’s total electricity production. The Loviisa power plant employs approximately 500 Fortum employees and 100 permanent contractors. In 2015, Fortum invested EUR 80 million into the Loviisa nuclear power plant.
Fortum
Fortum’s vision is to be the forerunner in clean energy. We provide our customers with electricity, heat and cooling as well as other energy solutions that improve present and future life. Already 64% of our electricity generation is CO2 free. Our main markets are the Nordic and the Baltic countries, Russia, Poland and India. In 2015, we employed some 8,000 energy sector professionals, and our sales were EUR 3.5 billion. Fortum’s share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. Read more about Fortum.