Name of the Project
Nedre Otta hydropower plant project.
Location
The power plant is located in the municipalities of Sel and Vågå, in Norway.
Client
Eidsiva Vannkraft.
Project Description
The project involves the construction of a hydropower plant with an installed capacity of 85 MW.
It will include about 12 000 m of tunnel work, construction of the power station and transformer hall in the mountain, as well as concrete work around the intake, the power plant area, the outflow and the portal.
The power plant will use the existing intake dam at the Eidefossen power plant.
Water will travel through tunnels from the intake to the new power plant.
Production from the plant will be about 315 GWh/y, equivalent to the electricity consumption of about 15 000 households.
Jobs to Be Created
Not stated.
Value
NKr657-million.
Duration
The project will be completed in 2020.
Latest Developments
None stated.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Skanska (construction contract).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Eidsiva Vannkraft, tel +47 62 561 000 or fax +47 62 561 400.