Flørli Hydroelectric Power Station

Flørli Hydroelectric Power Station
Flørli old (front) and new (rear) Hydroelectric Power Station
Official name Flørli kraftverk
Country Norway
Location Flørli, Forsand municipality
Coordinates 59°00′56″N 6°25′58″E / 59.01543°N 6.43283°E / 59.01543; 6.43283Coordinates: 59°00′56″N 6°25′58″E / 59.01543°N 6.43283°E / 59.01543; 6.43283
Status Operational
Construction began 1917
Commission date 1918 (1918)
Owner(s) Lyse Energi
Pumped-storage power station
Upper reservoir Store Flørvatnet
Hydraulic head 777 m
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 80 MW
Capacity factor 41.4%
Annual net output 290 GW·h

The Flørli Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located on the shores of Lysefjord in the municipality Forsand in Rogaland, Norway. The station was built in 1918 as the first in Lysefjord, from where it delivered power to Stavanger.[1] The turbine hall was built in 1917 in Jugendstil, it is 80 m long, 9 m wide and stands 12 m tall. The water was supplied via two penstocks along which were built a cabled railway and a wooden stairway with 4,444 steps.[2][3]

In 1999 a new power station with new penstocks was built into the mountain next to the old one which was decommissioned. The new station can generate 80 MW power and has an average annual production of 290 GWh.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Historikk" [History]. nve.no (in Norwegian). 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  2. ↑ "Om Flørli". florli.no. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  3. ↑ "Teknisk utførelse" [Technical Realisation]. nve.no (in Norwegian). 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  4. ↑ "Flørli power plant". lysekonsern.no. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
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