| Sundsfjord Power Station | |
| Name Official: | Sundsfjord kraftverk |
| Coordinates: | 66.9708°N 14.1517°W |
| Country: | Norway |
| Location: | Gildeskål, Nordland |
| Status: | O |
| Owner: | Salten Kraftsamband |
| Plant Hydraulic Head: | 317 m |
| Plant Turbines: | 3 × 34 MW |
| Plant Capacity: | 102 |
| Plant Capacity Factor: | 59.9% |
| Plant Annual Gen: | 535 |
The Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Sundsfjord kraftverk or Sundsfjord kraftstasjon)[1] is a hydroelectric power station in the municipality of Gildeskål in Nordland county, Norway.[2] [3] Part of the plant's catchment area also lies in the municipality of Beiarn.[2]
The plant utilizes a drop of 317m (1,040feet),[1] using three lakes as reservoirs: Sokumvatnet (Lule Sami: Såhkamjávrre)[4] and Langvatnet (Lule Sami: Gåddumjávrre),[5] both regulated between an elevation of and, and Arstaddalsdammen, which is regulated between an elevation of and . The Forså Hydroelectric Power Station supplies water to Sokumvatnet and the Langvann Hydroelectric Power Station supplies water to Langvatnet.
The plant has three 34 MW Francis turbines with an installed capacity of and an average annual production of about 535 GWh.[1] Its catchment area is 168km2.[1] The plant was originally built by Norsk Hydro and Gildeskål Kraftlag to supply industry at Glomfjord and is now owned by Salten Kraftsamband.[2] It came into operation in 1963.[1] [2]