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Kjofossen Power Station

Coordinates: 60°44′49″N 7°08′06″E / 60.74698°N 7.13490°E / 60.74698; 7.13490
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Kjofossen Power Station
Kjofossen Power Station
Official nameKjosfoss kraftverk
CountryNorway
Coordinates60°44′49″N 7°08′06″E / 60.74698°N 7.13490°E / 60.74698; 7.13490
StatusOperational
Opening dateOctober 27, 1944; 80 years ago (1944-10-27)
Owner(s)Bane Energi
Power Station
Hydraulic head97 m
Turbines2
Installed capacity3.5 MW
Capacity factor78.3%
Annual generation24 GW·h

Kjofossen Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant at Vestland built during World War II. Part of its power is used as railway traction current, i.e. single-phase electric power at 16 2/3 hertz, fed directly into the overhead wire of the railway to Bergen. The only other power station in Norway to produce traction current is Hakavik Power Station.

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