Skorge Hydroelectric Power Station

Skorge Power Station
Official name	Skorge kraftverk
Country	Norway
Location	Stad Municipality, Vestland
Coordinates	61°59′57″N5°27′32″E / 61.99917°N 5.45889°E / 61.99917; 5.45889
Opening date	1936;89 years ago (1936)
Owner(s)	Sogn og Fjordane Energi
Upper reservoir
Creates	Skorgevatnet (Lake Skorge)
Lower reservoir
Creates	Kjødspollen (Kjøde Bay)
Power Station
Hydraulic head	350 m (1,150 ft)
Installed capacity	1.9 MW
Annual generation	6 GW·h

The Skorge Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian : Skorge kraftverk or Skorge kraftstasjon) ^[1] is a hydroelectric power station in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. ^{[2] [3]} Part of its catchment area lies in the neighboring Vanylven Municipality.

It utilizes a drop of 350 meters (1,150 ft) between its intake reservoir at Skorgevatnet (Lake Skorge) and Kjødspollen (Kjøde Bay). The plant operates at an installed capacity of 1.9 megawatts (2,500  hp ) using a Pelton wheel, with an average annual production of about 6 gigawatt-hours (22  TJ ). ^[2] It is owned by Sogn og Fjordane Energi and came into operation in 1936. ^[4]

References

1. Årsmelding 2002 (PDF). Sandane: Sogn og Fjordane Energi AS. 2002. p. 37. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
2. Energiutgreiing Selje kommune (PDF). Selje: Selje kommune. 2013. p. 15. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
3. Utbygd vannkraft i Norge pr. 01.01.1990 (PDF). Oslo: Norges Vassdrags- og Energiverk (NVE). 2016. p. 33. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
4. Aaland, Jacob (1957). Nordfjord frå gamle dagar til no: Dei einskilde bygdene: 5.I. Selje og Vågsøy, bygdene og bygdesamfunnet. Sandane: R. Søreides Prenteverk. p. 321.