Småvatna Hydroelectric Power Station

Småvatna Power Station
Official name Småvatna kraftverk
Country Norway
Location Kvænangen, Troms
Coordinates 69°41′21″N 22°09′20″E / 69.68917°N 22.15556°E / 69.68917; 22.15556Coordinates: 69°41′21″N 22°09′20″E / 69.68917°N 22.15556°E / 69.68917; 22.15556
Status Operational
Commission date 1969 (1969)
Owner(s) Kvænangen Kraftverk AS
Pumped-storage power station
Upper reservoir Lake Lassa
Lower reservoir Little Lakes
Hydraulic head 283 m
Generating units 1 × 18.8 MW
Power generation
Make and model Francis turbine
Nameplate capacity 18.8 MW
Capacity factor 37.1%
Annual net output 61 GW·h

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]

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References

  1. Kvensk stedsnavndatabase: Lassojärvi.
  2. Kvensk stedsnavndatabase: Pikkujärvet.
  3. 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.
  4. Kvensk stedsnavndatabase: Aapujoki.
  5. Troms Kraft: Våre kraftverk. Archived 2015-11-19 at the Wayback Machine.
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