Melkefoss hydroelectric station

Melkefoss power station is a hydro electric dam on the Paatsjoki river in the Sør-Varanger municipality in Finnmark, Norway.

Melkefoss hydroelectric station
Official nameMelkefoss Kraftverk
LocationSør-Varanger, Finnmark
Norway
Opening date1978 (1978)
Operator(s)Pasvik Kraft
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsPaatsjoki River
Reservoir
Total capacity2,584 million m³

The power station, which is owned by Pasvik Kraft, makes use of a fall of 10 meters in the river. Although the power station is located on a river, Lake Inari is regulated as storage for all of the power stations in the drainage basin. The dam has one installed Kaplan turbine, yielding 26 Megawatts. Mean yearly production at the dam is 129 Gigawatt hours.

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