Södra to invest in green electricity generation at Mörrum
Södra has decided to invest in a new condensing turbine in the pulp mill at Mörrum, which will increase the county of Blekinge’s electricity generation by 20 percent. The investment, amounting to several hundreds of millions of Swedish kronor, is a major and important step for Södra in strengthening competitiveness by utilising more of the wood raw material from family forestry and thereby increasing the profitability of forest estates
We are facing a growing demand for electricity as part of society’s green transition. At the same time, a significant increase in electricity consumption is underlining the importance of energy efficiency and resource-efficient use of all energy. Södra is working actively in this area to strengthen its industrial competitiveness, offer products with a low carbon footprint, maintain its positive energy balance and to continue supplying surplus green electricity. As part of this process, Södra has decided to invest in a new condensing turbine at Södra Cell in Mörrum.
“Our mission is to generate maximum value from every wood fibre that family forestry delivers to our mills. This investment will achieve that in both the long and short term. In the short term, it will increase our energy efficiency so that we can generate more electricity in the order of what hydropower currently generates across the whole of Blekinge. In the long term, it will give us the right conditions to continue developing our mills,” said Stefan Sandberg, Mill Manager, Södra Cell at Mörrum.
The condensing turbine will optimise the energy yield from the process by generating more electricity from the same amount of raw material. The amount of electricity supplied by Södra Cell Mörrum will reduce the need to import electricity from fossil fuel power plants for Blekinge’s grid. It will also deliver continuous and weather-independent electricity to the grid, which will improve stability.
The new turbine will be placed in a new turbine hall on Södra’s industrial site and is scheduled for operation by mid-2026.
For more information, please contact:
Stefan Sandberg, Mill Manager, Södra Cell, Mörrum
Tel: +46 (0)70 638 78 78
E-mail: stefan.sandberg@sodra.com
Södra’s Press service
Tel: +46 (0)470 890 90
E-mail: press@sodra.com
Södra was founded in 1938 on the idea that we are stronger together. We are now the largest forest-owner association in Sweden, with more than 50,000 family forest owners as members. Together, Södra’s members own a world-leading industry that processes forest raw material into renewable products such as pulp, timber, building systems, liquid bioproducts and energy. About 3,400 people are employed in our forest industry and in 2022, Södra generated sales of SEK 29 billion. Our products are exported all over the world and together, we are contributing to a more natural way of living. Rooted in the forest, we grow the future.
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