Storfinnforsen Hydroelectric Power Station
Storfinnforsen Hydroelectric Power Station (Swedish: Storfinnforsens kraftverk) is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the Faxälven, in Västernorrland County, Sweden.
| Storfinnforsen Hydroelectric Power Station | |
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  Location of Storfinnforsen Hydroelectric Power Station in Sweden | |
| Official name | Storfinnforsens kraftverk |
| Location | Västernorrland County, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 63.598459°N 16.121793°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1954 |
| Owner(s) | E.ON |
| Operator(s) | E.ON |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete buttress dam |
| Impounds | Faxälven |
| Spillway type | Over the dam |
| Commission date | 1954 |
| Hydraulic head | 49.5 m |
| Turbines | 3 Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 112 MW |
| Annual generation | 536 GWh |
The power plant was operational in 1953[1] (or 1954).[2] It is owned and operated by E.ON.[1][2]
Dam
Storfinnforsen Dam consists of a concrete buttress dam (length 800 m) with 100 buttresses and an embankment dam (length 400 m) on the left side. There are cracks in the upstream frontplate as well as in some of the supports.[3]
Power plant
The power plant contains 3 Francis turbine-generators. The total nameplate capacity is 112[2] (or 132[1]) MW. Its average annual generation is 536 GWh. The hydraulic head is 49.5 m.[1]
External links
"Storfinnforsen Dam". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
References
- "Storfinnforsen" (in Swedish). vattenkraft.info. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- "Facts & Figures" (PDF). E.ON. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-28. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- "Simulation of Crack Propagation in Concrete Hydropower Dam Structures" (PDF). betongforeningen.se. p. 2. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
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