Valsøyfjord Hydroelectric Power Station Explained

Valsøyfjord Power Station
Name Official:Valsøyfjord kraftverk
Coordinates:63.1211°N 8.5681°W
Location:Valsøyfjord, Trøndelag
Country:Norway
Status:O
Opening:/1994
Owner:Svorka Energi
Res Name:Englivatnet
Plant Turbines:4.28 MW
Plant Annual Gen:17.0

The Valsøyfjord Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Valsøyfjord kraftverk) is a hydroelectric power station in Valsøyfjord in the municipality of Heim in Trøndelag county, Norway.[1] It stands downstream from the Grytdalen Hydroelectric Power Station and is a run-of-river plant that utilizes a 187m (614feet) drop on the Grytåa River. The river flows from the lake Englivatnet, which is regulated between 243m (797feet) and 235m (771feet), to Valsøyfjord. The plant has an average annual production of about 17 GWh.[1] The new plant came into operation in 1994, and is owned by Svorka Energi.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. https://svorka.no/om-oss/datterselskap/svorka-produksjon/ Svorka Produksjon.
  2. https://www.nrk.no/mr/loyve-til-valsoyfjord-kraftverk-1.7070709 Akselsen, Jon-Arne. 2010. Løyve til Valsøyfjord Kraftverk. NRK (April 8).