Bitdalsdammen
Kobbelv power plant
Kobbelv power plant is located about 700 metres inside a mountain at Lake Kobbvatnet in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland County.
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1987Entered into operation
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300 MWInstalled capacity
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743.4 GWhAnnual production
The power plant has three Francis turbines.
The development area is located in the municipalities of Sørfold and Hamarøy. The regulation area includes eight lakes serving as reservoirs: Langvatn, Várreviejekajávrre, Forsvatnet, Linnajávrre, Litletindvatnet, Reinoksvatnet, Slæddovagjávrre and Livsejávrre. The gross height of fall is 611 metres.
Underwater tunnel piercing is a Norwegian specialty, and the 119-metre-deep discharge in Lake Forsvatnet was once the deepest in the world.
The buildings at the Kobbelv power plant were planned and designed by architect Egil Sorteberg.
| Company | Ownership share |
| Statkraft | 82.5% |
| Nordland County Council | 17.5% |
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KobbelvRonny GoinKobbelv power plant
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KobbelvStatkraftBuilding at Kobbelv power plant.
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KobbelvRonny GoinGenerator at Kobbelv power plant.
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KobbelvRonny GoinArchitect Egil Sorteberg drew the plans for the plant and designed its interior.