Solbergfoss power plant

Solbergfoss power plant
location
Coordinates	59 ° 38 '14 "  N , 11 ° 9' 19"  E Coordinates: 59 ° 38 '14 "  N , 11 ° 9' 19"  E
country	Norway
place	Viken Province
Waters	Glomma
power plant
owner	E-CO Energi , Statkraft
operator	E-CO Energi
construction time	I: 1913 to 1924 II: 1979 to 1985
Start of operation	1924
technology
Bottleneck performance	I: 108 MW II: 100 megawatts
Average height of fall	21 m
Expansion flow	I: 650 m³ / s II: 550 m³ / s
Standard work capacity	I: 350 million kWh II: 550 million kWh / year
Turbines	I: 13 Francis turbines II: 1 Kaplan turbine
Others

The Solbergfoss power plant is a run-of-river power plant in the municipality of Indre Østfold , Viken province , Norway . It dams the Glomma , the longest river in Norway. The town of Askim is about 5 km south of the power plant.

Construction of the power station began in 1913. The Askim – Solbergfoss railway was built for the construction . It went into operation in 1924. The power plant is majority owned by E-CO Energi (64.4%; Statkraft 35.6%) and is also operated by them.

Barrier structure

The barrier structure consists of a gravity dam . The machine hall of the Solbergfoss I power plant is parallel to the bank.

Solbergfoss power plant

The average annual production is given as 900 million  kWh . The fall height is 14 (or 21) m.

Solbergfoss I power plant

The Solbergfoss I power plant has 13 Francis turbines and an installed capacity of 108  MW . The average annual production is 350 million kWh. The maximum flow is 650 m³ / s.

Solbergfoss I was built from 1913 to 1924. The Askim – Solbergfoss railway was built to transport the building materials .

Solbergfoss II power plant

The Solbergfoss II power plant has 1 Kaplan turbine and an installed capacity of 100 MW. The average annual production is 550 million kWh. The maximum flow is 550 m³ / s.

Solbergfoss II was built from 1979 to 1985.

Web links

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

• Hydroelectric Plants in Southern Norway - other counties. Power Plants Around the World, accessed June 15, 2016 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Brochure about the Solbergfoss power plants. E-CO Energi , accessed on June 15, 2016 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Oversikt over E-COs Kraftanlegg. (No longer available online.) E-CO, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved June 15, 2016 (Norwegian). 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.  
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Solbergfoss. (PDF 1 MB) E-CO, accessed on June 18, 2016 (English). 
4. ↑ Solbergfoss power sales www.vasskrafta.no, accessed June 18, 2016 (Norwegian).