Vamma Hydroelectric Power Station
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The Vamma Power Station is a hydroelectric
power station
located in Østfold
, Norway. The power station was built in 1915 and exploited eight waterfalls in the river Glomma
. The original installed capacity was . After later upgrades it operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of 1,275 GWh.
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 in Østfold
Østfold
is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...
, Norway. The power station was built in 1915 and exploited eight waterfalls in the river Glomma
Glomma
The Glomma or Glåma is the longest and largest river in Norway. The long river has a drainage basin that covers a full 13% of Norway's area, all in the southern part of Norway.-Geography:...
. The original installed capacity was . After later upgrades it operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of 1,275 GWh.