The Brandåa Hydroelectric Power Station ( no, Brandåa kraftverk) is a

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in the municipality of

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. It is a run-of-river hydro power station utilizing a drop of in some tributaries of the Surna River. Permission was granted for construction in 2006Svorka får bygge Brandåa kraftverk. 2006. ''Tidens krav'' (November 29).
/ref> and the plant came into operation in 2009.Brandåa kraftverk
It is operated by Svorka Produksjon AS. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of about 15.8 GWh.

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Hydroelectric power stations in Norway Rindal Energy infrastructure completed in 2009 {{hydroelectric-power-plant-stub

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