Stornorrfors power plant

Stornorrfors power plant
location
Coordinates	63 ° 51 '9 "  N , 20 ° 3' 2"  E Coordinates: 63 ° 51 '9 "  N , 20 ° 3' 2"  E
country	Sweden
place	Province of Västerbotten County
Waters	Ume älv
power plant
owner	Vattenfall , Umeå municipality
operator	Vattenfall
Start of operation	1958
technology
Bottleneck performance	599.4 megawatts
Average height of fall	75 m
Expansion flow	975 m³ / s
Standard work capacity	2.256 million kWh / year
Turbines	5 Francis turbines
Others

The Stornorrfors power plant is a run-of-river power plant in the province of Västerbotten County , Sweden , which dams the Ume älv . The city of Umeå is about 15 km southeast of the power plant.

The power plant went into operation in 1958. It is majority owned by Vattenfall (75%; Umeå municipality 25%) and is also operated by Vattenfall.

Barrier structure

The barrier structure consists of a concrete gravity dam , which is about four kilometers from the power plant. A two-kilometer canal leads from the reservoir to the power plant.

power plant

The Stornorrfors power plant has four (or five) Francis turbines and an installed capacity of 599.4  MW . The average annual production is 2.256 billion kWh . The fall height is 75 m. The maximum flow rate is 975 m³ / s.

The first three turbines, each with an output of 131 MW, were commissioned in 1958. They were supplied by Nohab . The fourth turbine with an output of 187 MW went into operation in 1982. It was supplied by Kvaerner .

See also

• List of hydropower plants in Sweden

Web links

Commons : Kraftwerk Stornorrfors  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Hydroelectric Plants in Northern Sweden. Power Plants Around the World, accessed June 5, 2016 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} cancellation fors. Vattenfall , accessed June 5, 2016 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Stornorrfors Hydroelectric Power Station Sweden. Global Energy Observatory, accessed June 5, 2016 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} cancellation fors. vattenkraft.info, accessed June 5, 2016 (Swedish).