Kysinga Hydroelectric Power Station Explained

Kysinga Power Station
Name Official:Kysinga kraftverk
Coordinates:63.0183°N 9.3647°W
Location:Rindal, Møre og Romsdal
Country:Norway
Status:O
Owner:Kysinga Kraft AS
Plant Hydraulic Head:135 m
Plant Capacity:1.25
Plant Capacity Factor:59.4%
Plant Annual Gen:6.5

The Kysinga Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Kysinga kraftverk) is a hydroelectric power station in the municipality of Rindal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.[1] [2] It is a run-of-river hydro power station utilizing a drop of 135m (443feet) on a tributary of the Surna River.[2] Permission was granted for construction in 2009[2] and the plant came into operation in 2010. It is operated by Kysinga Kraft AS. It operates at an installed capacity of, with an average annual production of about 6.5 GWh.

Notes and References

  1. Oldervik, Finn. 2007. Kysinga kraftverk i Rindal kommune i Møre og Romsdal fylke. Virkninger på biologisk mangfold. Bioreg AS rapport2007: 13.
  2. http://www.trollheimsporten.no/kysinga-kraft-bygger-kraftstasjon.4738093-152135.html Kysinga kraft bygger kraftstasjon. 2009. Trollheimsporten (16 June).