Krångede Hydroelectric Power Station

Krångede Hydroelectric Power Station
Krångede Hydroelectric Power Station is located in Sweden
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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Krångede power plant.
  • "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.