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Langvann Hydroelectric Power Station

Coordinates: 66°53′16″N 14°08′55″E / 66.88778°N 14.14861°E / 66.88778; 14.14861
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Langvann Power Station
Official nameLangvann kraftverk
CountryNorway
LocationGildeskål Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates66°53′16″N 14°08′55″E / 66.88778°N 14.14861°E / 66.88778; 14.14861
StatusOperational
Opening date1979; 45 years ago (1979)
Owner(s)Salten Kraftsamband
Upper reservoir
CreatesFellvatnet
Lower reservoir
CreatesLangvatnet (Gildeskål)
Power Station
Hydraulic head64 metres (210 ft)
Turbines1 × 5 megawatts (6,700 hp)
Installed capacity5 MW
Capacity factor11.5%
Annual generation21 GW·h

The Langvann Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Langvann kraftverk or Langvann kraftstasjon)[1] is a hydroelectric power station in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.[2] It is sometimes referred to as the Langvatn kraftverk,[2] which should not be confused with the Langvatn Hydroelectric Power Station in Rana Municipality.

The plant utilizes a drop of 64 meters (210 ft)[1] between two lakes: Fellvatnet (Lule Sami: Roavggojávrre),[3] regulated between an elevation of 393 m (1,289 ft) and 333 m (1,093 ft), and Langvatnet (Lule Sami: Gåddumjávrre),[4] regulated between an elevation of 331 m (1,086 ft) and 299 m (981 ft).

The plant has a 5 megawatts (6,700 hp) turbine and an average annual production of about 21 gigawatt-hours (76 TJ).[1] Its catchment area is 93 square kilometers (36 sq mi).[1] The plant is owned by Salten Kraftsamband and it came into operation in 1979.[1] The plant is built into the mountainside at the end of a drain tunnel and the water it discharges is later used by the Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station.

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  1. ^ a b c d e SKS produksjon: Langvann. Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Norges Vassdrags- og Energiverk (NVE). 2016. Utbygd vannkraft i Norge pr. 01.01.1990. Oslo, p. 42.
  3. ^ "Fellvatnet, Gildeskål (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "Langvatnet, Gildeskål (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved January 29, 2017.