Forså Hydroelectric Power Station


The Forså Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in the municipality of Gildeskål in Nordland county, Norway. Part of the plant's catchment area also lies in the municipality of Beiarn.
The plant utilizes a drop of between two lakes: Litle Sokumvatnet, which is linked to Namnlausvatnet and is regulated between an elevation of and, and Øvre Nævervatnet, 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 to supply industry at Glomfjord and is now owned by Salten Kraftsamband. It came into operation in 1963. The water that leaves the plant is later reused by the Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station.