The Forså Hydroelectric Power Station ( no, Forså kraftverk or ''Forså kraftstasjon'') is a hydroelectric
power station
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in the municipality of
Gildeskål
Gildeskål is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Bodø Region and the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Inndyr. Other villages include Forstranda, Lekange ...
county
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,
Norway
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.''Store norske leksikon'': Forså kraftverk. /ref> Part of the plant's
catchment area
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also lies in the municipality of
Beiarn
Beiarn is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. Beiarn is also a part of the Bodø Region, a statistical metropolitan region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of ...
.
The plant utilizes a drop of between two lakes: '' Litle Sokumvatnet'' (also no, Lille Sokumvann, smj, Såhkamjávrásj), which is linked to ''Namnlausvatnet'' and is regulated between an elevation of and , and ''Øvre Nævervatnet'' ( smj, Båssjukjávrre), which is regulated between an elevation of and .
The plant has one turbine with an installed capacity of and an average annual production of about 48 GWh. Its catchment area is . The plant was originally built by
Norsk Hydro
Norsk Hydro ASA (often referred to as just ''Hydro'') is a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, headquartered in Oslo. It is one of the largest aluminium companies worldwide. It has operations in some 50 countries around the world a ...
to supply industry at
Glomfjord
Glomfjord is a village in the municipality of Meløy in Nordland county, Norway. The industrial community is located along Norwegian County Road 17 at the head of the Glomfjorden, just north of the Arctic Circle. The village has a population ( ...
and is now owned by Salten Kraftsamband. It came into operation in 1963. The water that leaves the plant is later reused by the