Oftedal Hydropower Plant is located north of the city Egersund in Vest Agder County.
The power plant is a “run-of-river” consisting of 1 Pelton turbine with installed generator capacity of 3.4 MVA. There is installed pipeline close to the river from inlet at hillside and the power plant. Downstream the river flows into a lake where Oftedal 2 Hydropower Plant is located.
Main data:
Head: 250 m
Turbine: 1 pcs Vertical Pelton, 5 jets
Turbine speed: 750 rpm
Generator: 1 pc Marelli Motori, 750 rpm, 3.4 MVA
Photos: From the opening of Oftedal 1 Power Plant in 2007