Brokke Hydroelectric Power Station

Brokke Power Station
Location of the station Show map of Aust-Agder Location of the station Show map of Norway
Official name	Brokke kraftverk
Country	Norway
Location	Valle
Coordinates	59°07′41″N 7°30′50″E / 59.128°N 7.514°E / 59.128; 7.514Coordinates: 59°07′41″N 7°30′50″E / 59.128°N 7.514°E / 59.128; 7.514
Status	In use
Commission date	1965; 52 years ago (1965)
Owner(s)	Otra Kraft
Pumped-storage power station
Hydraulic head	303 metres (994 ft)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	330 MW
Capacity factor	59.8%
Annual output	1416 GW·h

The Brokke Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality Valle in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located on the west shore of the river Otra, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the village of Rysstad. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs past the station. The facility operates at an installed capacity of 330 megawatts (440,000 hp). The average annual production is 1,416 gigawatt-hours (5,100 TJ). The power station receives its water from the lake Botnsvatnet via a 30-kilometre (19 mi) long tunnel from the lake high up in the mountains. The water flowing down through the tunnel is used to produce the hydroelectric power.