Flørli Hydroelectric Power Station

The Flørli Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located on the shores of Lysefjord in the municipality Sandnes in Rogaland, Norway. The station was built in 1918 as the first in Lysefjord, from where it delivered power to Stavanger.[1] The turbine hall was built in 1917 in Jugendstil, it is 80 m long, 9 m wide and stands 12 m tall. The water was supplied via two penstocks along which were built a cabled railway and a wooden stairway with 4,444 steps.[2][3]

Flørli Hydroelectric Power Station
Flørli old (front) and new (rear) Hydroelectric Power Station
Official nameFlørli kraftverk
CountryNorway
LocationFlørli, Sandnes
Coordinates59°00′56″N 6°25′58″E / 59.01543°N 6.43283°E / 59.01543; 6.43283
StatusOperational
Construction began1917
Opening date1918; 106 years ago (1918)
Owner(s)Lyse Energi
Reservoir
CreatesStore Flørvatnet
Power Station
Hydraulic head777 m
Installed capacity80 MW
Capacity factor41.4%
Annual generation290 GW·h

In 1999 a new power station with new penstocks was built into the mountain next to the old one which was decommissioned. The new station can generate 80 MW power and has an average annual production of 290 GWh.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Historikk" [History]. nve.no (in Norwegian). 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  2. ^ "Om Flørli". florli.no. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  3. ^ "Teknisk utførelse" [Technical Realisation]. nve.no (in Norwegian). 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  4. ^ "Flørli power plant". lysekonsern.no. Retrieved 2017-03-18.