Stornorrfors Hydroelectric Power Station

Stornorrfors Hydroelectric Power Station
Location of Stornorrfors Hydroelectric Power Station in Sweden
Official name Stornorrfors kraftverk
Location Västerbotten County
Coordinates 63°51′09″N 20°03′02″E / 63.852434°N 20.050435°E / 63.852434; 20.050435Coordinates: 63°51′09″N 20°03′02″E / 63.852434°N 20.050435°E / 63.852434; 20.050435
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Opening date 1958
Owner(s) Vattenfall
Operator(s) Vattenfall
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Concrete gravity dam
Impounds Ume River
Power station
Commission date 1958
Hydraulic head 75 m
Turbines 5 Francis turbines
Installed capacity 599.4 MW
Annual generation 2,256 GWh

Stornorrfors Hydroelectric Power Station (Swedish: Stornorrfors kraftverk) is a hydroelectric power station on the Ume River in Västerbotten County, Sweden. The city of Umeå lies about 15 km southeast of the power station.

The power station was operational in 1958. It is owned by Vattenfall (75 %; municipality of Umeå 25 %) and operated by Vattenfall.[1]

Dam

Stornorrfors Dam is a concrete gravity dam located about 4 km from the power station. A canal connects the reservoir with the power station.

Power station

The power station contains 4[1][2] (or 5[3]) Francis turbine-generators. The total nameplate capacity is 599.4 MW. Its average annual generation is 2,256 GWh. The hydraulic head is 75 m.[3] Maximum flow is 975 m³/s.[1]

The first 3 machines with 131 MW each went on line in 1958. The turbines were manufactured by NOHAB.

The fourth turbine with 187 MW was commissioned in 1982. The turbine was manufactured by Kværner.[2]

See also

Media related to Stornorrfors Hydroelectric Power Station at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stornorrfors – generating large amounts of electricity". Vattenfall. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  2. 1 2 "Stornorrfors Hydroelectric Power Station Sweden". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  3. 1 2 "Stornorrfors" (in Swedish). vattenkraft.info. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
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