Krångede Hydroelectric Power Station

Krångede Hydroelectric Power Station
Location of Krångede Hydroelectric Power Station in Sweden
Official nameKrångede kraftverk
LocationJämtland County, Sweden
Coordinates63°08′57″N 16°04′16″E / 63.149238°N 16.071110°E / 63.149238; 16.071110
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began1931
Opening date1936
Owner(s)Fortum
Operator(s)Fortum
Dam and spillways
Type of damConcrete gravity dam
ImpoundsIndalsälven
Spillway typeOver the dam
Commission date1936
Hydraulic head60 m
Turbines6 Francis turbines
Installed capacity248.4 MW
Annual generation1622.4 GWh

Krångede Hydroelectric Power Station (Swedish: Krångede kraftverk) is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant on the Indalsälven in Jämtland County, Sweden. About 15 km downstream of Krångede is the urban area Hammarstrand.

Work on the power plant began in 1931.[1] It was operational in 1936. Krångede power plant is owned by Fortum.[2][3]

Dam

Krångede Dam is a concrete gravity dam. The dam features a spillway with 4 gates over the dam, that is located in the middle.

Power plant

The power plant contains 6 Francis turbine-generators. The total nameplate capacity is 248.4 MW. Its average annual generation is 1622.4 GWh. The hydraulic head is 60 m.[3]

See also

  • "Krångede Hydroelectric Power Station". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  • "Hydroelectric Plants in Northern Sweden". Power Plants Around the World. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-29.

References

  1. ^ "KRÅNGEDE KRAFTVERK" (in Swedish). www.tekniskamuseet.se. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  2. ^ "Hydropower plants in Finland and Sweden". Fortum. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  3. ^ a b "Krångede" (in Swedish). vattenkraft.info. Retrieved 2016-05-29.