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Eiði Power Plant

Coordinates: 62°16′52″N 7°04′21″W / 62.2811°N 7.0725°W / 62.2811; -7.0725
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Eiði power plant
Map
Location in the Faroe Islands
Official nameEiðisverkið
CountryFaroe Islands
LocationEysturoy, Faroe Islands
Coordinates62°16′52″N 7°04′21″W / 62.2811°N 7.0725°W / 62.2811; -7.0725
StatusOperational
Commission date1987
OwnerSEV
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 21.7 MW

The Eiði Hydroelectric Power Station (Template:Lang-fo) is the largest hydroelectric power station in the Faroe Islands. It stands below a dam on Lake Eiði on the island of Eysturoy.[1][2][3]

The power plant started production on April 28, 1987, and it was built and is owned by the power producer and distributor SEV. Originally, two Francis turbines were installed with a capacity of 6.7 MW each.[4] The plant now has three turbines in operation.[1] The plant operates at an installed capacity of 21.7 MW, with an average annual production of about 55 GWh.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c SEV: Hydropower Expansion on Eysturoy Completed.
  2. ^ Proctor, James. 2013. Faroe Islands, 3rd ed. Bucks, UK: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 104.
  3. ^ Mahler, Ditlev L. 2007. Sæteren ved Argisbrekka. Økonomiske forandringer på Færøerne i vikingetid og tidlig middelalder. Tórshavn: Faroe University Press, p. 446.
  4. ^ Lemgart, Marie-Louise, & Øystein Ulleberg. 2005. Muligheter for fornybare energisystemer og hydrogenteknologi i Vest-Norden. Copenhagen: TemaNord, p. 30.