Glomfjord power plant

Glomfjord power plant is a 6×20 MW hydroelectric power plant in the village of Glomfjord in the municipality of Meløy in Nordland county, Norway. It gets its water from Nedre Navervatn lake which is located about 465 metres (1,526 ft) above sea level, but there are plans to start taking water from Fykanvatn lake as well. The outlet of the plant is the Glomfjorden and then the Norwegian Sea.

Glomfjord power plant
Glomfjord power plant
Official nameGlomfjord kraftverk
CountryNorway
LocationGlomfjord
Coordinates66°47′47″N 13°59′45″E
StatusOperational
Construction began1912
Opening date1920 (1920)
Owner(s)Statkraft
Upper reservoir
CreatesNedre Navervatn
Lower reservoir
CreatesNorwegian Sea
Power Station
Hydraulic head464 m
Turbines1 × 20 MW
Pump-generators0
Pumps0
Installed capacity20 MW
Capacity factor48.5%
Annual generation85 GW·h

The plant is currently owned by Statkraft.

The power plant is located at the bottom of Glomfjord.

History

The power plant was built in 1918 to a design by the architect Olaf Nordhagen. In 1942, during the Second World War, an Anglo-Norwegian raid, Operation Musketoon, attacked the German-held power plant.

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