Tyssedal Hydroelectric Power Station Explained

Tyssedal Hydroelectric Power Station
Name Official:Tyssedal kraftverk
Coordinates:60.1214°N 6.5556°W
Country:Norway
Location:Tyssedal
Status:Museum
Owner:Tyssefaldene (-1989)
Plant Hydraulic Head:400 m
Plant Capacity:100
Plant Capacity Factor:80.0%
Plant Annual Gen:700

The Tyssedal Power Station (Tyssedal kraftanlegg) is a hydroelectric power station and museum located in Tyssedal in the municipality Odda in Vestland, Norway. The station was designed by architect Thorvald Astrup. It started production in 1906 and operated at a combined installed capacity of from 1918, with an average annual production of 700 GWh. The plant was protected by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage in 2000, and is part of the Norwegian Museum of Hydropower and Industry.[1] The power station was added to the list of priority technical and industrial cultural heritage by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.

It is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH).

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Tyssedal kraftanlegg . Knut A . Rosvold . Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo. Norwegian. 20 August 2011.