Nygårds Hydroelectric Power Station

Nygårds Power Station
Official name Nygård kraftverk
Country Norway
Location Narvik
Coordinates 68°28′33″N 17°37′33″E / 68.47583°N 17.62583°E / 68.47583; 17.62583Coordinates: 68°28′33″N 17°37′33″E / 68.47583°N 17.62583°E / 68.47583; 17.62583
Status Operational
Commission date 1932 (1932)
Owner(s) Nordkraft
Pumped-storage power station
Upper reservoir Trollvatn
Lower reservoir Rombaksfjorden (Norwegian Sea)
Hydraulic head 250-259 m[1]
Generating units 3
Power generation
Make and model Francis turbine
Nameplate capacity 25 MW
Capacity factor 50.3%
Annual net output 110 GW·h

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nygård power plant". nordkraft.no. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
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