Vargfors power station

Vargfors power station
location
Coordinates	65 ° 1 '18 "  N , 19 ° 41' 9"  E Coordinates: 65 ° 1 '18 "  N , 19 ° 41' 9"  E
country	Sweden
place	Province of Västerbotten County
Waters	Skellefte älv
power plant
owner	Vattenfall
operator	Vattenfall
Start of operation	1961
technology
Bottleneck performance	122 megawatts
Average height of fall	49 m
Expansion flow	136 m³ / s
Standard work capacity	452 million kWh / year
Turbines	1 Francis , 1 Kaplan turbine
Others

The Vargfors power plant is a run-of-river power plant in the Swedish province of Västerbottens län , Sweden , which dams the Skellefte älv . The place Norsjö is about 15 km southwest of the power plant.

The power plant went into operation in 1961. It is owned by Vattenfall and operated by Vattenfall.

Barrier structure

The barrier structure consists of a concrete arch dam and two dams.

power plant

With a Francis and a Kaplan turbine, the Vargfors power plant has an installed capacity of 122  MW . The average annual production is 452 million kWh . The fall height is 49 m. The maximum flow rate is 136 m³ / s.

See also

• List of hydropower plants in Sweden

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Vargfors. vattenkraft.info, accessed June 2, 2016 (Swedish). 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Vargfors. Vattenfall , accessed June 2, 2016 .