The Svelgfoss Power Station is a
hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...
power station located at the
Tinnelva
Tinnelva is a river in Notodden, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. It flows from Lake Tinn to Heddalsvatnet. The waterfalls Årlifossene, Grønvollfoss, Svelgfoss and Tinnfoss are exploited, and the hydroelectric power stations have a combined installe ...
river in
Notodden,
Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of , 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
The Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site is a World Heritage Site in Vestfold & Telemark county, Norway, created to protect the industrial landscape around Lake Heddalsvatnet and Vestfjorddalen valley. The landscape is centered on the plant ...
, was designated a
World Heritage Site.
See also
References
Hydroelectric power stations in Norway
Buildings and structures in Vestfold og Telemark
Notodden
Energy infrastructure completed in 1907
1907 establishments in Norway
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