| Eiði power plant | |
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| Location in the Faroe Islands | |
| Official name | Eiðisverkið |
| Country | Faroe Islands |
| Location | Eysturoy, Faroe Islands |
| Coordinates | 62°16′52″N 7°04′21″W / 62.28111°N 7.07250°W / 62.28111; -7.07250 |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1987 |
| Owner | SEV |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 21.7 MW |
| Annual net output | 55 GWh |
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The Eiði Hydroelectric Power Station (Faroese: Eiðisverkið) is the largest hydroelectric power station in the Faroe Islands. It stands below a dam on Lake Eiði (elevation 129 to 149 meters or 423 to 489 feet) on the island of Eysturoy.
The power plant started production on April 28, 1987, and it was built and is owned by the power producer and distributor SEV. Originally, two Francis turbines were installed with a capacity of 6.7 MW each. A third turbine began operation in 2013, with a 15 km water collection tunnel to the south. Overall cost has been DKK 1 billion. The plant operates at an installed capacity of 21.7 MW, with an average annual production of about 55 GWh. The reservoir holds water for 5.5 days of production.
References
- "The Eiði Plant". SEV. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- SEV: Hydropower Expansion on Eysturoy Completed.
- ^ "Hydropower Expansion on Eysturoy Completed". www.sev.fo. 25 April 2014.
- Proctor, James. 2013. Faroe Islands, 3rd ed. Bucks, UK: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 104.
- Mahler, Ditlev L. 2007. Sæteren ved Argisbrekka. Økonomiske forandringer på Færøerne i vikingetid og tidlig middelalder. Tórshavn: Faroe University Press, p. 446.
- Lemgart, Marie-Louise, & Øystein Ulleberg. 2005. Muligheter for fornybare energisystemer og hydrogenteknologi i Vest-Norden. Copenhagen: TemaNord, p. 30.
- "North Atlantic Energy Network" (PDF). January 2016. p. 38.
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