Nygårds Hydroelectric Power Station

Nygårds Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant in Storelva in Narvik. It has a power output of 25 MW generated by three vertical Francis turbines.[1] Originally, it was used also for the generation of single phase AC for the railway, but today only three phase AC is produced.

Nygårds Power Station
Official nameNygård kraftverk
CountryNorway
LocationNarvik
Coordinates68°28′33″N 17°37′33″E
StatusOperational
Opening date1932 (1932)
Owner(s)Nordkraft
Upper reservoir
CreatesTrollvatn
Lower reservoir
CreatesRombaksfjorden (Norwegian Sea)
Power Station
Hydraulic head250-259 m[1]
Turbines3
Installed capacity25 MW
Capacity factor50.3%
Annual generation110 GW·h

See also

References

  1. "Nygård power plant". nordkraft.no. Retrieved 2017-03-18.


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