Tonstad Hydroelectric Power Station
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Tonstad Power Station is a hydroelectric
power station
located near the lake Sirdalsvatnet
in Vest-Agder
, Norway.
It has a total installed capacity of 960 MW, with 4 units each 160 MW and one unit at 320 MW, all equipped with francis turbines. With an annual production of approximately 3,800 GWh, it is the largest power station in Norway with respect to annual production (per 2006).
The powerstation utilises the waterfalls in the Sira and the Kvina riversystem, with a total head of 440 m.
Application for consession for an expansion with an additional 960 MW (pumped storage) was sent in 2008. The application is still pending.
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
power station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
located near the lake Sirdalsvatnet
Sirdalsvatnet
Sirdalsvatnet is a lake in the municipalities of Sirdal and Flekkefjord in Vest-Agder county, Norway....
in Vest-Agder
Vest-Agder
In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding...
, Norway.
It has a total installed capacity of 960 MW, with 4 units each 160 MW and one unit at 320 MW, all equipped with francis turbines. With an annual production of approximately 3,800 GWh, it is the largest power station in Norway with respect to annual production (per 2006).
The powerstation utilises the waterfalls in the Sira and the Kvina riversystem, with a total head of 440 m.
Application for consession for an expansion with an additional 960 MW (pumped storage) was sent in 2008. The application is still pending.