Kjofossen Power Station

Kjofossen Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant at Vestland built during World War II. Part of its power is used as railway traction current, i.e. single-phase electric power at 16 2/3 hertz, fed directly into the overhead wire of the railway to Bergen. The only other power station in Norway to produce traction current is Hakavik Power Station.

Kjofossen Power Station
Kjofossen Power Station
Official nameKjosfoss kraftverk
CountryNorway
Coordinates60.74698°N 7.13490°E / 60.74698; 7.13490
StatusOperational
Opening dateOctober 27, 1944 (1944-10-27)
Owner(s)Bane Energi
Power Station
Hydraulic head97 m
Turbines2
Installed capacity3.5 MW
Capacity factor78.3%
Annual generation24 GW·h

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