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LDR-50 — Kuopio District Heating

Developer
Steady Energy
Capacity
50 MWe
Last updated
4/27/2026

Project overview

Reactor type
PWR
Announced
1/1/2024
Projected operational
12/31/2031

Notes

Steady Energy has a pre-investment phase agreement with Kuopian Energia for district heating deployment of the LDR-50 in Kuopio, eastern Finland. Zoning and environmental permitting is underway. The LDR-50 operates at low temperatures specifically suited for district heating — directly replacing gas and biomass heat plants. Finland has approximately 3,000 aging heat plants across the country needing renewal, making it a natural SMR heat market.

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