Solbergfoss Hydroelectric Power Station

Solbergfoss Hydroelectric Power Station
Solbergfoss Hydroelectric Power Station
	Location of Solbergfoss Hydroelectric Power Station in Østfold Solbergfoss Hydroelectric Power Station (Norway)
Official name	Solbergfoss kraftverk
Location	Indre Østfold, Norway
Coordinates	59°38′14″N 11°09′19″E / 59.637092°N 11.155221°E
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Construction began	I: 1913 ; II: 1979
Opening date	I: 1924 ; II: 1985
Owner(s)	E-CO Energi, Statkraft
Operator(s)	E-CO Energi
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Concrete gravity dam
Impounds	Glomma
Spillway type	Over the dam
Commission date	I: 1924 ; II: 1985
Hydraulic head	21 m
Turbines	I: 13 Francis-type ; II: 1 Kaplan-type
Installed capacity	I: 108 MW ; II: 100 MW
Annual generation	I: 350 GWh ; II: 550 GWh

Solbergfoss Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Solbergfoss kraftverk) is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the Glomma, in Indre Østfold municipality, Østfold county, Norway.

Construction of the power station began in 1913. It was operational in 1924.^[1] Solbergfoss is owned by E-CO Energi (64,4%) and Statkraft (35,6%).^[2]

Dam

Solbergfoss Dam is a concrete gravity dam.

Power station

The hydraulic head is 21 m.^[3]

Solbergfoss I

The power station contains 13 Francis turbine-generators. The total nameplate capacity is 108 MW. Its average annual generation is 350 GWh.^[2]^[4] Solbergfoss I was built from 1913 until 1924.^[1]

Solbergfoss II

The power station contains 1 Kaplan turbine-generator. The total nameplate capacity is 100 MW. Its average annual generation is 550 GWh.^[2]^[4] Solbergfoss II was built from 1979 until 1985.^[1]

External links

Media related to Solbergfoss Hydroelectric Power Station at Wikimedia Commons
"Solbergfoss – Kraftstasjon". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
"Hydroelectric Plants in Southern Norway – other counties". Power Plants Around the World. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-26.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Brochure about the Solbergfoss power plants" (PDF). E-CO Energi. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Oversikt over E-COs kraftanlegg" (in Norwegian). E-CO Energi. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
^ "Solbergfoss kraftverk" (in Norwegian). www.vasskrafta.no. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
^ ^a ^b "Solbergfoss" (PDF). E-CO Energi. Retrieved 2016-06-26.

[e1-1] "Brochure about the Solbergfoss power plants" (PDF). E-CO Energi. Retrieved 2016-06-26.

[e2-2] "Oversikt over E-COs kraftanlegg" (in Norwegian). E-CO Energi. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-06-26.

[va-3] "Solbergfoss kraftverk" (in Norwegian). www.vasskrafta.no. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-26.

[e3-4] "Solbergfoss" (PDF). E-CO Energi. Retrieved 2016-06-26.

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