Eidsfossen Hydroelectric Power Station

The Eidsfossen Hydroelectric Power Station (or Eidsfossen kraftstasjon^[1][2]) is a decommissioned hydroelectric power station in Tynset Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway.^[2]

Eidsfossen Power Station
Location in Innlnadet county
Official name	Eidsfossen kraftverk
Country	Norway
Location	Tynset Municipality, Innlandet
Coordinates	62°31′17″N 10°22′42″E
Status	Decommissioned
Commission date	1917
Decommission date	1999
Owner	Kraftverkene i Orkla
Tidal power station
Tidal range	48 m (157 ft)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	0.7 MW

The power station is located in the Kvikne Forest (Kvikneskogen), near Kvikne. It utilized a drop of 48 meters (157 ft) on the Orkla River. The power plant was built to supply electricity to the Røstvangen Mines and built from 1915 to 1917, when it became operational.^[1] The plant was decommissioned in 1999.^[1]

An information sign about the power plant has been set up at a rest area along Norwegian National Road 3, and the old dam construction for the plant can be seen from the same route 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) south of Yset.^[3]