Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station

Dam in Gildeskål, Nordland

66°58′15″N 14°09′06″E / 66.97083°N 14.15167°E / 66.97083; 14.15167StatusOperationalOpening date1963; 61 years ago (1963)Owner(s)Salten KraftsambandPower StationHydraulic head317 mTurbines3 × 34 MWInstalled capacity102 MWCapacity factor59.9%Annual generation535 GW·h

The Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Sundsfjord kraftverk or Sundsfjord kraftstasjon)^[1] is a hydroelectric power station in the municipality of Gildeskål in Nordland county, Norway.^[2]^[3] Part of the plant's catchment area also lies in the municipality of Beiarn.^[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 MW Francis turbines with an installed capacity of 102 MW and an average annual production of about 535 GWh.^[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]

References

^ ^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.