Vargfors Hydroelectric Power Station

Dam in Västerbotten County, Sweden
65°01′18″N 19°41′09″E / 65.021708°N 19.685783°E / 65.021708; 19.685783PurposePowerStatusOperationalOpening date1961Owner(s)VattenfallOperator(s)VattenfallDam and spillwaysType of damConcrete arch damImpoundsSkellefte RiverCommission date1961Hydraulic head49 mTurbines1 Francis- and 1 Kaplan turbineInstalled capacity122 MWAnnual generation452 GWh

Vargfors Hydroelectric Power Station (Swedish: Vargfors kraftstation) is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant on the Skellefte River in Västerbotten County, Sweden. About 15 km southwest of Vargfors is the urban area Norsjö.

The power plant was operational in 1961. It is owned and operated by Vattenfall.[1][2]

Dam

Vargfors Dam consists of one concrete arch dam and two additional embankment dams.

Power plant

The power plant contains 1 Francis- and 1 Kaplan turbine-generator. The total nameplate capacity is 122 MW. Its average annual generation is 452 GWh. The hydraulic head is 49 m.[1] Maximum flow is 136 m³/s.[2]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "Vargfors" (in Swedish). vattenkraft.info. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  2. ^ a b "Vargfors". Vattenfall. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
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