Forså Hydroelectric Power Station

Forså Power Station
Forså Power Station
	Location in Nordland county
Official name	Forså kraftverk
Country	Norway
Location	Gildeskål Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates	66°57′05″N 14°13′31″E / 66.95139°N 14.22528°E
Status	Operational
Commission date	1963;
Owner	Salten Kraftsamband
Operator	;
Tidal power station
Tidal range	266 m (873 ft); 314 m (1,030 ft);
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	12 MW;
Annual net output	48 GWh;
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The Forså Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Forså kraftverk or Forså kraftstasjon)^[1] is a hydroelectric power station in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.^[2]^[3] Part of the plant's catchment area also lies in Beiarn Municipality.^[2]

The plant utilizes a drop of 266 meters (873 ft)^[1] between two lakes: Litle Sokumvatnet (also Norwegian: Lille Sokumvann,^[1] Lule Sami: Såhkamjávrásj^[4]), which is linked to Namnlausvatnet and is regulated between an elevation of 645 m (2,116 ft) and 637 m (2,090 ft),^[2] and Øvre Nævervatnet (Lule Sami: Båssjukjávrre),^[5] which is regulated between an elevation of 604 m (1,982 ft) and 580 m (1,900 ft).^[2]

The plant has one turbine with an installed capacity of 12 megawatts (16,000 hp) and an average annual production of about 48 gigawatt-hours (170 TJ).^[1] Its catchment area is 25.5 square kilometers (9.8 sq mi).^[1] The plant was originally built by Norsk Hydro to supply industry at Glomfjord and is now owned by Salten Kraftsamband.^[2] It came into operation in 1963.^[1]^[2] The water that leaves the plant is later reused by the Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station.