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Moforsen Hydroelectric Power Station

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Official name
  
Moforsens kraftverk

Status
  
Operational

Operator(s)
  
E.ON

Impound
  
Ångerman

Purpose
  
Power

Opening date
  
1968

Owner
  
E.ON

Moforsen Hydroelectric Power Station

Location
  
municipality Sollefteå, Sweden

Similar
  
Höljes Hydroelectric Power St, Krångede Hydroelectric Power St, Nämforsens Hällristningsmuseum, Stornorrfors Hydroelectric Power St, Harsprånget hydroelectric power sta

Moforsen Hydroelectric Power Station (Swedish: Moforsens kraftverk) is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant on the Ångerman, municipality Sollefteå, Sweden. About 15 km downstream of Moforsen is Forsmo Hydroelectric Power Station.

Contents

The power plant was operational in 1968. It is owned by E.ON.

Dam

Moforsen Dam consists of a concrete gravity dam on the right side and an embankment dam on the left side. The dam features a spillway with 3 gates over the dam, that is located in the middle.

Power plant

The power plant contains 3 Kaplan turbine-generators. The total nameplate capacity is 135 MW. Its average annual generation is 641 GWh. The hydraulic head is 28.1 m.

References

Moforsen Hydroelectric Power Station Wikipedia