Nes is a 250MW hydro power project. It is located on Hallingdal river/basin in Akershus, Norway. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1962 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1967.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Hydropower 250 250 Active Akershus, Norway

Description

E-CO Energi, Vardar and Akershus Energi are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 57.14%, 28.57% and 14.28% respectively.

Nes is a reservoir based project. The gross head of the project is 285m. The penstock length is 31.6m. The project generated 1,330 GWh of electricity.

The hydro power project consists of 4 turbines, each with 62.5MW nameplate capacity.

The project has 4 electric generators installed at the site. The generator capacity is 70 MVA.

Development Status

The project construction commenced in 1962 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1967.

Methodology

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