Svorkmo Hydroelectric Power Station
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Svorkmo Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Svorkmo in the municipality of Orkdal in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
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Svorkmo Power Station | |
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Official name | Svorkmo Kraftverk |
Country | Norway |
Location | Orkdal, Sør-Trøndelag |
Coordinates | 63°10′42″N 9°46′15″E |
Opening date | 1983; 41 years ago (1983) |
Owner(s) | Kraftverkene i Orkla |
Power Station | |
Hydraulic head | 99 m |
Turbines | 2 |
Installed capacity | 54 MW |
Capacity factor | 57.1% |
Annual generation | 270 GW·h |
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It has a total installed capacity of 54 MW, with two units equipped with francis turbines, and has an annual production of approximately 270 GWh. The power station utilises the waterfalls between Meldal and Svorkmo in the Orkla river system, with a total head of 99 m.[1]