Krångede Hydroelectric Power Station

Dam in Jämtland County, Sweden

63°08′57″N 16°04′16″E / 63.149238°N 16.071110°E / 63.149238; 16.071110PurposePowerStatusOperationalConstruction began1931Opening date1936Owner(s)FortumOperator(s)FortumDam and spillwaysType of damConcrete gravity damImpoundsIndalsälvenSpillway typeOver the damCommission date1936Hydraulic head60 mTurbines6 Francis turbinesInstalled capacity248.4 MWAnnual generation1622.4 GWh

Krångede Hydroelectric Power Station (Swedish: Krångede kraftverk) is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant on the Indalsälven in Jämtland County, Sweden. About 15 km downstream of Krångede is the urban area Hammarstrand.

Work on the power plant began in 1931.^[1] It was operational in 1936. Krångede power plant is owned by Fortum.^[2]^[3]

Dam

Krångede Dam is a concrete gravity dam. The dam features a spillway with 4 gates over the dam, that is located in the middle.

Power plant

The power plant contains 6 Francis turbine-generators. The total nameplate capacity is 248.4 MW. Its average annual generation is 1622.4 GWh. The hydraulic head is 60 m.^[3]

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Krångede power plant.

"Krångede Hydroelectric Power Station". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2016-05-29.

"Hydroelectric Plants in Northern Sweden". Power Plants Around the World. Retrieved 2016-05-29.

References

^ "KRÅNGEDE KRAFTVERK" (in Swedish). www.tekniskamuseet.se. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
^ "Hydropower plants in Finland and Sweden". Fortum. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
^ ^a ^b "Krångede" (in Swedish). vattenkraft.info. Retrieved 2016-05-29.