The Forså Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Forså kraftverk or Forså kraftstasjon)[1] is a hydroelectric power station in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.[2][3] Part of the plant's catchment area also lies in Beiarn Municipality.[2]
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| Official name | Forså kraftverk |
| Country | Norway |
| Location | Gildeskål Municipality, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 66°57′05″N 14°13′31″E / 66.95139°N 14.22528°E |
| Status | Operational |
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| Owner | Salten Kraftsamband |
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The plant utilizes a drop of 266 meters (873 ft)[1] between two lakes: Litle Sokumvatnet (also Norwegian: Lille Sokumvann,[1] Lule Sami: Såhkamjávrásj[4]), which is linked to Namnlausvatnet and is regulated between an elevation of 645 m (2,116 ft) and 637 m (2,090 ft),[2] and Øvre Nævervatnet (Lule Sami: Båssjukjávrre),[5] which is regulated between an elevation of 604 m (1,982 ft) and 580 m (1,900 ft).[2]
The plant has one turbine with an installed capacity of 12 megawatts (16,000 hp) and an average annual production of about 48 gigawatt-hours (170 TJ).[1] Its catchment area is 25.5 square kilometers (9.8 sq mi).[1] The plant was originally built by Norsk Hydro to supply industry at Glomfjord and is now owned by Salten Kraftsamband.[2] It came into operation in 1963.[1][2] The water that leaves the plant is later reused by the Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station.
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "SKS produksjon: Forså". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ^ a b c d e f Store norske leksikon: Forså kraftverk.
- ^ Norges Vassdrags- og Energiverk (NVE). 2016. Utbygd vannkraft i Norge pr. 01.01.1990. Oslo, p. 42.
- ^ "Litle Sokumvatnet, Gildeskål (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ "Øvre Nævervatnet, Beiarn (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved January 27, 2017.