Kjofossen Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant at Vestland built during World War II. Part of its power is used as railway traction current, i.e. single-phase electric power at 16 2/3 hertz, fed directly into the overhead wire of the railway to Bergen. The only other power station in Norway to produce traction current is Hakavik Power Station.
Kjofossen Power Station | |
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![]() Kjofossen Power Station | |
Official name | Kjosfoss kraftverk |
Country | Norway |
Coordinates | 60°44′49″N 7°08′06″E / 60.74698°N 7.13490°E |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | October 27, 1944 |
Owner(s) | Bane Energi |
Power Station | |
Hydraulic head | 97 m |
Turbines | 2 |
Installed capacity | 3.5 MW |
Capacity factor | 78.3% |
Annual generation | 24 GW·h |
See also
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