Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station

Sundsfjord Power Station
Official name	Sundsfjord kraftverk
Country	Norway
Location	Gildeskål Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates	66°58′15″N 14°09′06″E
Status	Operational
Opening date	1963; 62 years ago (1963)
Owner(s)	Salten Kraftsamband
Power Station
Hydraulic head	317 metres (1,040 ft)
Turbines	3 × 34 megawatts (46,000 hp)
Installed capacity	102 MW
Capacity factor	59.9%
Annual generation	535 GW·h

The Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Sundsfjord kraftverk or Sundsfjord kraftstasjon)^[1] is a hydroelectric power station in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.^[2][3] Part of the plant's catchment area also lies in Beiarn Municipality.^[2]

The plant utilizes a drop of 317 meters (1,040 ft),^[1] using three lakes as reservoirs: Sokumvatnet (Lule Sami: Såhkamjávrre)^[4] and Langvatnet (Lule Sami: Gåddumjávrre),^[5] both regulated between an elevation of 331 m (1,086 ft) and 299 m (981 ft), and Arstaddalsdammen, which is regulated between an elevation of 333 m (1,093 ft) and 299 m (981 ft). The Forså Hydroelectric Power Station supplies water to Sokumvatnet and the Langvann Hydroelectric Power Station supplies water to Langvatnet.

The plant has three 34-megawatt (46,000 hp) Francis turbines with an installed capacity of 102 megawatts (137,000 hp) and an average annual production of about 535 gigawatt-hours (1,930 TJ).^[1] Its catchment area is 168 square kilometers (65 sq mi).^[1] The plant was originally built by Norsk Hydro and Gildeskål Kraftlag to supply industry at Glomfjord and is now owned by Salten Kraftsamband.^[2] It came into operation in 1963.^[1][2]

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References

1. SKS produksjon: Sundsfjord. Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
2. Store norske leksikon: Sundsfjord kraftverk.
3. Norges Vassdrags- og Energiverk (NVE). 2016. Utbygd vannkraft i Norge pr. 01.01.1990. Oslo, p. 42.
4. "Sokumvatnet, Gildeskål (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
5. "Langvatnet, Gildeskål (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved January 28, 2017.