Saksenvik power plant

The power plant is located in Saltdal municipality, Nordland.

Saksenvik hydroelectric power plant consisting of a turbine/generator with an installed capacity of 2.5 MW, with foundations, cables, transformers, control facilities, pipelines, power station and other facilities in accordance with the detailed description given in connection with NVE’s license pursuant to the Water Resources Act, granted on 19 November 2004.

The power plant is built with an intake at elevation 50 and a power station at elevation 10. The pipeline route is 530 meters long and the power plant has a production of approximately 5.6 GWh.

Technical data

Rainfall field

67,1 km²

Minimum water flow

Summer: 200 l/s

Intake elevation

50,0 m

Power station elevation

10,0 m

Drop height

40,0 m

Production

6,4 GWh
This corresponds to electricity for 400 households.