Valajaskosken hydroelectric plant

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Valajaskosken hydroelectric plant (Valajaskosken vesivoimalaitos) is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Valajaskosken hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1] 1960[2] 101 MW[2] 3 x 33.6 MW[3] Conventional storage[4] Kemijoki Oy [100%][2] Kemijoki[4]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Valajaskosken hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland[5] Kemijoki Watercourse Area[5] 66.4241, 25.5393 (exact)[5]

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References

  1. "Energiavirasto". 2024-02-02. Archived from the original on 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221004142626/https://www.kemijoki.fi/en/power-plants-and-production-2.html. Archived from the original on 2022-10-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220616184939/https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valajaskosken_vesivoimalaitos. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230210074359/https://openinframap.org/stats/area/Finland/plants. Archived from the original on 2023-02-10. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220921005450/https://www.kemijoki.fi/toimintamme/voimalaitokset-ja-tuotanto/valajaskoski.html. Archived from the original on 2022-09-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)