Kjofossen Power Station

Kjofossen Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant at Vestland built during World War II. Part of its power is used as railway traction current, i.e. single-phase electric power at 16 2/3 hertz, fed directly into the overhead wire of the railway to Bergen. The only other power station in Norway to produce traction current is Hakavik Power Station.

Kjofossen Power Station
Kjofossen Power Station
Official name	Kjosfoss kraftverk
Country	Norway
Coordinates	60.74698°N 7.13490°E / 60.74698; 7.13490
Status	Operational
Opening date	October 27, 1944; 80 years ago (1944-10-27)
Owner(s)	Bane Energi
Power Station
Hydraulic head	97 m
Turbines	2
Installed capacity	3.5 MW
Capacity factor	78.3%
Annual generation	24 GW·h

See also

• Norway portal
• Water portal
• Renewable energy portal

• Hakavik Power Station

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20131110175836/http://www.ee.kth.se/php/modules/publications/reports/2010/IR-EE-ES_2010_006.pdf
• https://archive.today/20130418173955/http://de.globio.travel/details/Electric-power-supply-system-of-railways-in-Norway/4dc05210b5d2d6e78f020e65