Svenska Kraftnät
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Svenska Kraftnät is an electricity and natural gas transmission system operator
in Sweden
. It is a state-owned public utility, which was created in 1992 by splitting the former government agency Vattenfall
into a power generation company (Vattenfall AB) and a transmission company. The company has its headquarters in Sundbyberg, near Stockholm
in Sweden.
Svenska Kraftnät owns 20% of Nord Pool Spot
along with other Nordic transmission system operators.
Svenska Kraftnät is the issuer of the national Guarantees of Origin
mandated by the government.
Transmission system operator
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in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It is a state-owned public utility, which was created in 1992 by splitting the former government agency Vattenfall
Vattenfall
Vattenfall is a Swedish power company. The name Vattenfall is Swedish for waterfall, and is an abbreviation of its original name, Royal Waterfall Board...
into a power generation company (Vattenfall AB) and a transmission company. The company has its headquarters in Sundbyberg, near Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
in Sweden.
Svenska Kraftnät owns 20% of Nord Pool Spot
Nord Pool Spot
Nord Pool Spot runs the largest market for electrical energy in the world, measured in volume traded and in market share. It operates in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Estonia. More than 70% of the total consumption of electrical energy in the Nordic market is traded through Nord Pool...
along with other Nordic transmission system operators.
Svenska Kraftnät is the issuer of the national Guarantees of Origin
Guarantee of origin
Since electricity is a commodity, it used to be impossible to claim any specific quality for a particular quantity of electricity. However the use of guarantees of origin is changing this...
mandated by the government.