Official name Svelgfoss kraftverk Location Notodden Hydraulic head 70 m Nameplate capacity 92 | Country Norway Status Operational Owner Norsk Hydro | |
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Commission date October 2, 1907 (1907-10-02) Similar Hjartdøla Hydroelectric Power St, Finndøla Hydroelectric Power St, Såheim Hydroelectric Power St, Tokke Hydroelectric Power St, Vinje Hydroelectric Power St | ||
The Svelgfoss Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located at the Tinnelva river in Notodden, Telemark, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of 92 MW, with an average annual production of about 500 GWh.
At its commissioning in 1907, the power station was the largest in Europe and the second largest at the world. It was used to provide electric power to the fertilizer plant in Notodden. In July 2015, the whole complex, the Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site, was designated a World Heritage Site.
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