Småvatna Hydroelectric Power Station
The Småvatna Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Småvatna kraftverk) is a hydroelectric power station in the municipality of Kvænangen in Troms county, Norway. The plant utilizes a 283-meter (928 ft) drop between Lake Lassa (Kven: Lassojärvi, Northern Sami: Lássájávri)[1] and Little Lakes (Norwegian: Småvatnan, Kven: Pikkujärvet, Northern Sami: Čorrojávrrit).[2] Lake Lassa is regulated at a level between 543 m (1,781 ft) and 519 m (1,703 ft), and Little Lakes serves as the reservoir for the Kvænangsbotn Hydroelectric Power Station. The Småvatna plant also utilizes water from Abo River[3] (Norwegian: Aboelva, Kven: Aapujoki, Northern Sami: Ábojohka)[4] and the Lassajavre Hydroelectric Power Station. The plant came into operation in 1969. It has a Francis turbine and operates at an installed capacity of 18.8 MW, with an average annual production of about 61 GWh. The plant is controlled by Kvænangen Kraftverk AS, with a 48.2% share owned by Troms Kraft.[5]
Småvatna Power Station | |
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Official name | Småvatna kraftverk |
Country | Norway |
Location | Kvænangen, Troms |
Coordinates | 69°41′21″N 22°09′20″E |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1969 |
Owner(s) | Kvænangen Kraftverk AS |
Upper reservoir | |
Creates | Lake Lassa |
Lower reservoir | |
Creates | Little Lakes |
Power Station | |
Hydraulic head | 283 m |
Turbines | 1 × 18.8 MW |
Installed capacity | 18.8 MW |
Capacity factor | 37.1% |
Annual generation | 61 GW·h |
References
- Kvensk stedsnavndatabase: Lassojärvi.
- Kvensk stedsnavndatabase: Pikkujärvet.
- Sørensen, Jan. 2013. Vannkraftkonsesjoner som kan revideres innen 2022. Nasjonal gjennomgang og forslag til prioritering (= Report no. 29). Oslo: Noregs vassdrags- og energidirektorat, p. 268.
- Kvensk stedsnavndatabase: Aapujoki.
- Troms Kraft: Våre kraftverk. Archived 2015-11-19 at the Wayback Machine