Glomfjord power plant

Glomfjord power plant

Glomfjord power plant
Location of Glomfjord power plant in Nordland
Official name Glomfjord kraftverk
Country Norway
Location Glomfjord
Coordinates 66°47′47″N 13°59′45″E / 66.79639°N 13.99583°E / 66.79639; 13.99583Coordinates: 66°47′47″N 13°59′45″E / 66.79639°N 13.99583°E / 66.79639; 13.99583
Status Operational
Construction began 1918
Owner(s) Statkraft
Pumped-storage power station
Upper reservoir Nedre Navervatn
Pump-generators 6
Power generation
Make and model Pelton wheel
Nameplate capacity 20 MW
Average generation 85 GWh

Glomfjord power plant is a 6×20 MW hydroelectric power plant in Glomfjord in the municipality of Meløy in Nordland county, Norway. It gets its water from Nedre Navervatn lake which is located about 465 meters above sea level, but there are plans to start taking water from Fykanvatn lake as well.

The plant is currently owned by Statkraft.

The power plant is located at the bottom of Glomfjord.

History

The power plant was built in 1918 to a design by the architect Olaf Nordhagen. In 1942, during the Second World War, an Anglo-Norwegian raid, Operation Musketoon, attacked the German-held power plant.

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