Tyssedal Hydroelectric Power Station

The Tyssedal Power Station (Tyssedal kraftanlegg) is a hydroelectric power station and museum located in Tyssedal in the municipality Odda in Vestland, Norway. The station was designed by architect Thorvald Astrup. It started production in 1906 and operated at a combined installed capacity of 100 MW from 1918, with an average annual production of 700 GWh. The plant was protected by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage in 2000, and is part of the Norwegian Museum of Hydropower and Industry.^[1] The power station was added to the list of priority technical and industrial cultural heritage by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.

Tyssedal Hydroelectric Power Station
Tyssedal kraftverk
Official name	Tyssedal kraftverk
Country	Norway
Location	Tyssedal
Coordinates	60°07′17″N 6°33′20″E
Status	Museum
Opening date	1906 (1906)
Demolition date	1989 (1989)
Owner(s)	Tyssefaldene (-1989)
Reservoir
Total capacity	426×10^6 m3 (0.426 km3)
Power Station
Hydraulic head	400 m
Installed capacity	100 MW
Capacity factor	80.0%
Annual generation	700 GW·h

The five penstocks

It is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH).

See also

• Norway portal
• Water portal
• Renewable energy portal