Holmen Energi is responsible for the Group’s hydro and wind power assets, as well as the electricity supply to Holmen’s Swedish units. The ambition is to build 1 TWh of wind power.
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30 % of the Group’s electricity needs are met through own production
| Facts Holmen Energi |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
| Net sales |
1 807 |
1 932 |
1 628 |
| Operating profit, SEKm |
406 |
495 |
414 |
|
Investments, SEKm
|
16 |
65 |
88 |
|
Operating capital, SEKm
|
3 253 |
3 235 |
3 207 |
|
Average number of employees
|
14 |
11 |
10 |
|
Company-generated hydro power, GWh
|
1 230 |
1 145 |
1 090 |
|
Company-generated wind power, GWh
|
5 |
4 |
1 |
Operations in 2011
In 2011 the production of hydro power totalled 1 230 (1 145) GWh, which is 11 per cent higher than during a normal year. Operating profit for the year was 406 (495) Mkr. The decrease is attributable to a lower price compared to the very high levels in 2010. Large amounts of precipita-tion led to high water levels in the rivers, well-filled reservoirs and a high level of production during the third and fourth quarters.
Holmen’s energy supply
Own energy assets
Holmen Energi is responsible for the Group’s hydro power and wind power plants and for supplying electricity to Holmen’s industrial sites in Sweden. Electricity production at the 21 wholly and partly owned hydro power stations, together with the back pressure power production at Holmen’s large mills, corresponds to around 35 per cent of the Group’s electricity consumption. The remainder is covered by electricity purchased externally, which makes Holmen one of Sweden’s biggest buyers of electrical energy. Holmen’s electricity con-sumption at the Swedish units was 4 032 (3 974) GWh in 2011.