Forså Hydroelectric Power Station

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

Øvre Nævervatnet is one of the reservoirs for the Forså power station. Part of another lake supplying the plant, Namnlausvatnet, lies in the foreground.

Forså Power Station
Location in Nordland county
Official name	Forså kraftverk
Country	Norway
Location	Gildeskål, Nordland
Coordinates	66°57′05″N 14°13′31″E
Status	Operational
Commission date	1963
Owner(s)	Salten Kraftsamband
Operator(s)
Tidal power station
Tidal range	266 m (873 ft) 314 m (1,030 ft)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	12 MW
Annual net output	48 GWh

The plant utilizes a drop of 266 meters (873 ft)[1] between two lakes: Litle Sokumvatnet (also Norwegian: Lille Sokumvann,[1] Lule Sami: Såhkamjávrásj[4]), which is linked to Namnlausvatnet and is regulated between an elevation of 645 m (2,116 ft) and 637 m (2,090 ft),[2] and Øvre Nævervatnet (Lule Sami: Båssjukjávrre),[5] which is regulated between an elevation of 604 m (1,982 ft) and 580 m (1,900 ft).[2]

The plant has one turbine with an installed capacity of 12 MW and an average annual production of about 48 GWh.[1] Its catchment area is 25.5 square kilometers (9.8 sq mi).[1] The plant was originally built by Norsk Hydro to supply industry at Glomfjord and is now owned by Salten Kraftsamband.[2] It came into operation in 1963.[1][2] The water that leaves the plant is later reused by the Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station.