The Sima Power Station is a
hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...
power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many p ...
located in the municipality
Eidfjord
Eidfjord is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Eidfjord, where the majority of the municipal populatio ...
in
Vestland
Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, where t ...
, Norway. It stands at the mouth of the
Sima River. The facility Lang-Sima operates at an installed capacity of , and has an average annual production of 1,212 GWh. The facility Sy-Sima has an installed capacity of , and an average annual production of 1,640 GWh. Operator is
Statkraft.
See also
References
Hydroelectric power stations in Norway
Statkraft
Buildings and structures in Vestland
Dams in Norway
Eidfjord
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