Vargfors Hydroelectric Power Station

Vargfors Hydroelectric Power Station
Location of Vargfors Hydroelectric Power Station in Sweden
Official name Vargfors kraftstation
Location Västerbotten County, Sweden
Coordinates 65°01′18″N 19°41′09″E / 65.021708°N 19.685783°E / 65.021708; 19.685783Coordinates: 65°01′18″N 19°41′09″E / 65.021708°N 19.685783°E / 65.021708; 19.685783
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
Power station
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]

Dam

Vargfors Dam consists of one concrete arch dam and two additional embankment dams.

Power plant

The power plant contains 1 Francis- and 1 Kaplan turbine-generator. The total nameplate capacity is 122 MW. Its average annual generation is 452 GWh. The hydraulic head is 49 m.[1] Maximum flow is 136 m³/s.[2]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Vargfors" (in Swedish). vattenkraft.info. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  2. 1 2 "Vargfors". Vattenfall. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
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