Upper Vinstra is a 172MW hydro power project. It is located on Vinstra river/basin in Innlandet, Norway. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 1955 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1959. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by Opplandskraft DA. Hafslund E-Co and Akershus Energi are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 75% and 25% respectively.
Upper Vinstra is a reservoir based project. The gross head of the project is 330m. The penstock length is 7,700m. The penstock diameter is 3.5m. Upper Vinstra underwent through rehabilitation & modernization during 2015-2016. The project generated 680 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1955 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1959.
Contractors involved
Andritz Hydro was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 units of francis turbines, each with 86MW nameplate capacity.
Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri supplied 2 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 96 MVA.
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