Småvatna Hydroelectric Power Station
Småvatna Power Station | |
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Location in Troms county | |
Official name | Småvatna kraftverk |
Country | Norway |
Location | Kvænangen, Troms |
Coordinates | 69°41′21″N 22°09′20″E / 69.68917°N 22.15556°ECoordinates: 69°41′21″N 22°09′20″E / 69.68917°N 22.15556°E |
Status | Operational |
Owner(s) | Kvænangen Kraftverk AS |
The Småvatna Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Småvatna kraftverk) is a hydroelectric power station in the municipality of Kvænangen in Troms county, Norway. The plant utilizes a 283-meter (928 ft) drop between Lake Lassa (Kven: Lassojärvi, Northern Sami: Lássájávri)[1] and Little Lakes (Norwegian: Småvatnan, Kven: Pikkujärvet, Northern Sami: Čorrojávrrit).[2] Lake Lassa is regulated at a level between 543 meters (1,781 ft) and 519 meters (1,703 ft), and Little Lakes serves as the reservoir for the Kvænangsbotn Hydroelectric Power Station. The Småvatna plant also utilizes water from Abo River[3] (Norwegian: Aboelva, Kven: Aapujoki, Northern Sami: Ábojohka)[4] and the Lassajavre Hydroelectric Power Station. The plant came into operation in 1969. It has a Francis turbine and operates at an installed capacity of 18.8 MW, with an average annual production of about 61 GWh. The plant is controlled by Kvænangen Kraftverk AS, with a 48.2% share owned by Troms Kraft.[5]
References
- ↑ Kvensk stedsnavndatabase: Lassojärvi.
- ↑ Kvensk stedsnavndatabase: Pikkujärvet.
- ↑ Sørensen, Jan. 2013. Vannkraftkonsesjoner som kan revideres innen 2022. Nasjonal gjennomgang og forslag til prioritering (= Report no. 29). Oslo: Noregs vassdrags- og energidirektorat, p. 268.
- ↑ Kvensk stedsnavndatabase: Aapujoki.
- ↑ Troms Kraft: Våre kraftverk.