Moforsen power station

Moforsen power station
location
Coordinates	63 ° 22 '8 "  N , 16 ° 59' 20"  E Coordinates: 63 ° 22 '8 "  N , 16 ° 59' 20"  E
country	Sweden
place	Sollefteå municipality
Waters	Ångermanälven
power plant
owner	Uniper
operator	Uniper
Start of operation	1968
technology
Bottleneck performance	135 megawatts
Average height of fall	28.1 m
Standard work capacity	641 million kWh / year
Turbines	Kaplan turbines 3 × 45 MW
Others

The Moforsen power plant is a run-of-river power plant in the municipality of Sollefteå , Västernorrland , Sweden , which dams the Ångermanälven . It is the 13th power plant in the chain of 15 hydropower plants on Ångermanälven. Approx. The Forsmo power plant is located 15 km downstream .

The power plant was commissioned in 1968. It is owned by Uniper and operated by Uniper.

Barrier structure

The barrier structure consists of a concrete gravity dam on the right and a dam on the left side of the river. The weir system with the flood relief , consisting of 3 gates, is located in the middle.

power plant

The Moforsen power plant has three Kaplan turbines and an installed capacity of 135 MW . The average annual production is 641 million kWh . The fall height is 28.1 m.

See also

• List of hydropower plants in Sweden

Web links

Commons : Kraftwerk Moforsen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Moforsen. vattenkraft.info, accessed May 25, 2016 (Swedish).  
2. ↑ Facts & Figures. (PDF 2.98 MB p. 24) (No longer available online.) E.ON , archived from the original on December 28, 2014 ; Retrieved May 25, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.