The Ulset Hydroelectric Power Station ( no, Ulset kraftverk or ''Ulset kraftstasjon'') 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 ...

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in the municipality of

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. The plant is located in the

Orkla River Orkla may refer to: Places * Orkla (river), a river in Trøndelag county, Norway Business * Orkla Group (or ''Orkla ASA''), a large Norwegian company * Orkla Mining Company, a historic company in Norway * Orkla Metall, a former smelting company in ...

system and utilizes a drop of from ''Stor-Sverjesjøen'' (Big Lake Sverja, regulated at ) and ''

Falningsjøen Falningsjøen is a lake in Tynset Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake lies about northeast of the village of Yset. The Ya River begins at this lake. The Forollhogna National Park boundary lies at the north end of the lake. The so ...

'' (Lake Falning, regulated at ). It also utilizes water from two streams, which reduces the volume of water supplied to the Ya River. The plant has a 35 MW

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and an average annual production of about 140 GWh. It started production in 1985. The plant is owned by KVO, whereby

Statkraft Statkraft AS is a hydropower company, fully owned by the Norwegian state. The Statkraft Group is a generator of renewable energy, as well as Norway’s largest and the Nordic region's third largest energy producer. Statkraft develops and generates ...

is the largest owner and it is operated by Trondheim Energi Kraft.

References

{{reflist Hydroelectric power stations in Norway Tynset Statkraft Energy infrastructure completed in 1985