Eiði power plant
Location in the Faroe Islands
Official nameEiðisverkið
CountryFaroe Islands
LocationEysturoy, Faroe Islands
Coordinates62°16′52″N 7°04′21″W / 62.28111°N 7.07250°W / 62.28111; -7.07250
StatusOperational
Commission date1987
Owner(s)SEV
Power generation
Nameplate capacity21.7 MW
Annual net output55 GWh

The Eiði Hydroelectric Power Station (Faroese: Eiðisverkið) is the largest hydroelectric power station in the Faroe Islands. It stands below a dam on Lake Eiði (elevation 129 to 149 meters or 423 to 489 feet)[1] on the island of Eysturoy.[2][3][4][5]

The power plant started production on April 28, 1987, and it was built and is owned by the power producer and distributor SEV. Originally, two Francis turbines were installed with a capacity of 6.7 MW each.[6] A third turbine began operation in 2013, with a 15 km water collection tunnel to the south. Overall cost has been DKK 1 billion.[3] The plant operates at an installed capacity of 21.7 MW, with an average annual production of about 55 GWh.[3] The reservoir holds water for 5.5 days of production.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "The Eiði Plant". SEV. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  2. ↑ SEV: Hydropower Expansion on Eysturoy Completed.
  3. 1 2 3 "Hydropower Expansion on Eysturoy Completed". www.sev.fo. 25 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Proctor, James. 2013. Faroe Islands, 3rd ed. Bucks, UK: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 104.
  5. ↑ Mahler, Ditlev L. 2007. Sæteren ved Argisbrekka. Økonomiske forandringer på Færøerne i vikingetid og tidlig middelalder. Tórshavn: Faroe University Press, p. 446.
  6. ↑ Lemgart, Marie-Louise, & Øystein Ulleberg. 2005. Muligheter for fornybare energisystemer og hydrogenteknologi i Vest-Norden. Copenhagen: TemaNord, p. 30.
  7. ↑ "North Atlantic Energy Network" (PDF). January 2016. p. 38.
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