Vargfors Hydroelectric Power Station | |
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Official name | Vargfors kraftstation |
Location | Västerbotten County, Sweden |
Coordinates | 65°01′18″N 19°41′09″E / 65.021708°N 19.685783°E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1961 |
Owner(s) | Vattenfall |
Operator(s) | Vattenfall |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Concrete arch dam |
Impounds | Skellefte River |
Commission date | 1961 |
Hydraulic head | 49 m |
Turbines | 1 Francis- and 1 Kaplan turbine |
Installed capacity | 122 MW |
Annual generation | 452 GWh |
Vargfors Hydroelectric Power Station (Swedish: Vargfors kraftstation) is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant on the Skellefte River in Västerbotten County, Sweden. About 15 km southwest of Vargfors is the urban area Norsjö.
The power plant was operational in 1961. It is owned and operated by Vattenfall.[1][2]