Eiði power plant

Eiði power plant
Location in the Faroe Islands
Official name Eiðisverkið
Country Faroe Islands
Location Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
Coordinates 62°16′52″N 7°04′21″W / 62.28111°N 7.07250°W / 62.28111; -7.07250Coordinates: 62°16′52″N 7°04′21″W / 62.28111°N 7.07250°W / 62.28111; -7.07250
Status Operational
Commission date 1987
Owner(s) SEV

The Eiði Hydroelectric Power Station (Faroese: Eiðisverkið) 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. 1 2 3 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.
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