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Tonstad power station

Sirdal, Norway

The 945th largest power station in the world

960 MW · Capacity

Tonstad Power Station (Tonstad kraftverk) is a hydroelectric power station located in Sirdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The station is in Tonstad, at the northern end of the lake Sirdalsvatnet. It has a total installed capacity of 960 megawatts (1, 290, 000 hp), with 4 units each producing 160 megawatts (210, 000 hp) and one unit at 320 megawatts (430, 000 hp), all equipped with francis turbines. With an annual production of approximately 3,800 gigawatt-hours (14, 000 TJ), it is the largest power station in Norway with respect to annual production (in 2006). It is near the landing point of the 1,400-megawatt (1, 900, 000 hp) NORD.LINK power cable to Germany. The powerstation utilises the waterfalls in the Sira and the Kvina river system, with a total height of 440 metres (1, 440 ft). An application for an expansion with an additional 960 megawatts (1, 290, 000 hp) (pumped storage) was sent in 2008. The application is still pending.

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