Hammeren Hydroelectric Power Station

Hammeren Power Station
Location Oslo, Norway
Commission date 1900
Owner(s) E-CO Vannkraft AS
Power station information
Primary fuel Hydroelectricity
Power generation information
Maximum capacity 5 MW

Hammeren Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Hammeren kraftstasjon) is a hydroelectric power station located in Oslo, Norway. It is the only power station in Oslo, and among the oldest power stations still running in Norway. It has a total installed capacity of 5 MW, and an annual prodcution of 16 GWh. The powerstation utilises the waterfalls from Skjærsjøen to Maridalsvannet, with a total height of 105 m. It was established in 1900 by the company Christiania Elektricitetsværk, originally with 4 generator units, and increased to six units in 1901. In 1927 the six generators were replaced by a single 5.6 MW unit.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. "Hammeren kraftstasjon" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Hammeren_kraftstasjon. Retrieved 14 April 2011. 
  2. ^ Jahnsen, Jahn Børe. "Kraftverket ved Hammeren" (in Norwegian). Maridalen. Oslo: Grøndahl. pp. 78–80. ISBN 82-504-1724-0.