Gardikfors
Facts
Country
Sweden
Electricity Capacity
60 MWe
Stream
Ume älv
Head
43 m
Water discharge
170 m³/s
Turbine type
Kaplan
Vattenfall ownership share
100 %
Status
In Operation
Water information
Through pond hatch
Last update
Gardikfors Hydro Power Station is situated by the outlet of Lake Gardiksjön into the Ume Älv River. Construction of the facility began in 1959 and it was first commissioned in 1963. It utilises a Francis turbine with an installed capacity of 60 MW.