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Skorge power station

Selje, Italy

Skorge power station

The Skorge Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Skorge kraftverk or Skorge kraftstasjon) is a hydroelectric power station in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. Part of its catchment area lies in the neighboring Vanylven Municipality. It utilizes a drop of 350 meters (1,150 ft) between

its intake reservoir at Skorgevatnet (Lake Skorge) and Kjødspollen (Kjøde Bay). The plant operates at an installed capacity of 1.9 megawatts (2,500 hp) using a Pelton wheel, with an average annual production of about 6 gigawatt-hours (22 TJ). It is owned by Sogn og Fjordane Energi and came into operation in 1936.

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