The Langvann Hydroelectric Power Station ( or ''Langvann kraftstasjon'')SKS produksjon: Langvann.
is a

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.Norges Vassdrags- og Energiverk (NVE). 2016. ''Utbygd vannkraft i Norge pr. 01.01.1990.'' Oslo, p. 42.
/ref> It is sometimes referred to as the ''Langvatn kraftverk'', which should not be confused with the Langvatn Hydroelectric Power Station in

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. The plant utilizes a drop of between two lakes: '' Fellvatnet'' (), regulated between an elevation of and , and '' Langvatnet'' (), regulated between an elevation of and . The plant has a turbine and an average annual production of about . Its catchment area is . The plant is owned by

Salten Kraftsamband Salten Kraftsamband or SKS is a Norwegian power company that operates eight hydroelectric power stations with annual production of 1,770 GWh. Since 1997 the company has also sold power to end-users. Head offices are located in Fauske. The com ...

and it came into operation in 1979. The plant is built into the mountainside at the end of a drain tunnel and the water it discharges is later used by the

Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station The Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station ( or ''Sundsfjord kraftstasjon'')SKS produksjon ...

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