Svelgfoss Hydroelectric Power Station

Svelgfoss Hydroelectric Power Station

Svælgfos I
Location Notodden, Norway
Commission date 1907
Owner(s) Norsk Hydro
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Hydroelectricity
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 92 MW
Average generation 500 GWh

The Svelgfoss Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located at the river Tinnelva in Notodden, Telemark, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of 92 MW, with an average annual production of about 500 GWh.[1]

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.[2] In July 2015, the whole complex, the Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site, was designated a World Heritage Site.[3]

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Coordinates: 59°34′53″N 9°15′26″E / 59.58139°N 9.25722°E / 59.58139; 9.25722


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