Tokke Hydroelectric Power Station
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The Tokke Power Station is a hydroelectric
power station
located in the municipality Tokke
in Telemark
, Norway, owned by Statkraft
. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of 2,140 GWh. The power station exploits the height difference of 394 metres from the lake Vinjevatn
to Bandak
.
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
power station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
located in the municipality Tokke
Tokke
Tokke is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dalen. The municipality of Tokke was created on 1 January 1964 upon the merger of the two older municipalities of Lårdal and Mo...
in Telemark
Telemark
is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...
, Norway, owned by Statkraft
Statkraft
Statkraft is a Norwegian state owned electricity company. With a total energy production of 44.9 TWh in 2007, the Statkraft Group is the third largest energy producer in the Nordic region, as well as the largest energy producer based on renewable energy sources in Europe,consisting of 40% of the...
. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of 2,140 GWh. The power station exploits the height difference of 394 metres from the lake Vinjevatn
Vinjevatn
Vinjevatn is a lake in the municipality Vinje in Telemark, Norway. The main natural influx comes from the river Smørkleppåi, and the lake drains through the river Vinjeåi which meets the river Tokke at Åmot. Vinjevatn is regulated, and receives water from Totak through the Vinje Hydroelectric Power...
to Bandak
Bandak
Bandak is a lake in the municipality of Kviteseid and Tokke in Telemark county, Norway. The lake, which is part of the Telemark Canal route, belongs to the Skien watershed...
.