Glomfjord power plant | |
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Official name | Glomfjord kraftverk |
Country | Norway |
Location | Glomfjord |
Coordinates | 66°47′47″N 13°59′45″E / 66.79639°N 13.99583°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1912 |
Opening date | 1920 |
Owner(s) | Statkraft |
Upper reservoir | |
Creates | Nedre Navervatn |
Lower reservoir | |
Creates | Norwegian Sea |
Power Station | |
Hydraulic head | 464 metres (1,522 ft) |
Turbines | 1 × 20 megawatts (27,000 hp) |
Pump-generators | 0 |
Pumps | 0 |
Installed capacity | 20 MW |
Capacity factor | 48.5% |
Annual generation | 85 GW·h |
Glomfjord power plant is a hydroelectric power plant in the village of Glomfjord in Meløy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It gets its water from Nedre Navervatn lake which is located about 465 metres (1,526 ft) above sea level. The plant also house a newer 2.4-megawatt (3,200 hp) Francis generator taking water from Fykanvatn lake as well. The outlet of the plant is the Glomfjorden and then the Norwegian Sea.
The plant is currently owned by Statkraft.