| Sundsfjord Power Station | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Official name | Sundsfjord kraftverk |
| Country | Norway |
| Location | Gildeskål Municipality, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 66°58′15″N 14°09′06″E / 66.97083°N 14.15167°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1963 |
| Owner(s) | Salten Kraftsamband |
| Power Station | |
| Hydraulic head | 317 metres (1,040 ft) |
| Turbines | 3 × 34 megawatts (46,000 hp) |
| Installed capacity | 102 MW |
| Capacity factor | 59.9% |
| Annual generation | 535 GW·h |
The Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Sundsfjord kraftverk or Sundsfjord kraftstasjon)[1] is a hydroelectric power station in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.[2][3] Part of the plant's catchment area also lies in Beiarn Municipality.[2]
The plant utilizes a drop of 317 meters (1,040 ft),[1] using three lakes as reservoirs: Sokumvatnet (Lule Sami: Såhkamjávrre)[4] and Langvatnet (Lule Sami: Gåddumjávrre),[5] both regulated between an elevation of 331 m (1,086 ft) and 299 m (981 ft), and Arstaddalsdammen, which is regulated between an elevation of 333 m (1,093 ft) and 299 m (981 ft). The Forså Hydroelectric Power Station supplies water to Sokumvatnet and the Langvann Hydroelectric Power Station supplies water to Langvatnet.
The plant has three 34-megawatt (46,000 hp) Francis turbines with an installed capacity of 102 megawatts (137,000 hp) and an average annual production of about 535 gigawatt-hours (1,930 TJ).[1] Its catchment area is 168 square kilometers (65 sq mi).[1] The plant was originally built by Norsk Hydro and Gildeskål Kraftlag to supply industry at Glomfjord and is now owned by Salten Kraftsamband.[2] It came into operation in 1963.[1][2]
- ^ a b c d e SKS produksjon: Sundsfjord. Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d Store norske leksikon: Sundsfjord kraftverk.
- ^ Norges Vassdrags- og Energiverk (NVE). 2016. Utbygd vannkraft i Norge pr. 01.01.1990. Oslo, p. 42.
- ^ "Sokumvatnet, Gildeskål (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ "Langvatnet, Gildeskål (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved January 28, 2017.