Skorge Power Station | |
Name Official: | Skorge kraftverk |
Coordinates: | 61.9992°N 5.4589°W |
Location: | Stad, Vestland |
Country: | Norway |
Owner: | Sogn og Fjordane Energi |
Res Name: | Skorgevatnet (Lake Skorge) |
Lower Res Name: | Kjødspollen (Kjøde Bay) |
Plant Hydraulic Head: | 350m (1,150feet) |
Plant Capacity: | 1.9 |
Plant Annual Gen: | 6 |
The Skorge Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Skorge kraftverk or Skorge kraftstasjon)[1] is a hydroelectric power station in the municipality of Stad in Vestland county, Norway.[2] [3] Part of its catchment area lies in the municipality of Vanylven.
It utilizes a drop of 350m (1,150feet) between its intake reservoir at Skorgevatnet (Lake Skorge) and Kjødspollen (Kjøde Bay). The plant operates at an installed capacity of using a Pelton wheel, with an average annual production of about 6 GWh.[2] It is owned by Sogn og Fjordane Energi and came into operation in 1936.[4]