Sjønstå Hydroelectric Power Station

Sjønstå Power Station
Location in Nordland county
Official name Sjønstå kraftverk
Country Norway
Location Sjønstå, Nordland
Coordinates 67°11′40″N 15°42′31″E / 67.19444°N 15.70861°E / 67.19444; 15.70861Coordinates: 67°11′40″N 15°42′31″E / 67.19444°N 15.70861°E / 67.19444; 15.70861
Status Operational
Commission date 1983 (1983)
Owner(s) Salten Kraftsamband
Pumped-storage power station
Hydraulic head 126 m
Generating units 2 × 35 MW
Power generation
Make and model Francis turbine
Nameplate capacity 70 MW
Capacity factor 46.0%
Annual output 282 GW·h

The Sjønstå Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Sjønstå kraftverk or Sjønstå kraftstasjon)[1] is a hydroelectric power station in the municipality of Fauske in Nordland county, Norway.[2] It is located about 1.4 kilometers (0.87 mi) south-southwest of Sjønstå. It utilizes a drop of 126 meters (413 ft)[1] in the Sjønstå River between Langvatnet (Long Lake) and Øvervatnet (Upper Lake).[3] The plant is a river power station without its own reservoir. It also draws water from the Tverr River[1] and one stream intake. The plant has two 35 MW Francis turbines for an installed capacity of 70 MW, with an average annual production of about 282 GWh.[1][4] It is owned by Salten Kraftsamband and came into operation in 1983.[1][5][6] The plant reuses water that was previously utilized by the Lomi and Fagerli hydroelectric power stations.

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