Stalon – named after giants
Facts
Country
Sweden
Electricity Capacity
130 MWe
Stream
Ångermanälven
Head
199 m
Water discharge
65 m³/s
Turbine type
Francis
Vattenfall ownership share
100 %
Status
In Operation
Water information
Below pond
Through pond hatch
Last update
Stalon Hydro Power Station was erected between Lake Malgomaj and Lake Kultsjön by the Ångermanälven River in northern Sweden. Construction started in 1958 and the plant was commissioned in 1961. Work progressed faster than planned because there was a risk of an electricity shortage in Sweden at the time, forcing the workers to increase the pace of construction. The facility utilises a Francis turbine with an installed capacity of 130 MW.
Named after giants
Stalon was named after a character in tales from the local community of Sami, Sweden’s indigenous people. They feared Stalo, an enormous cyclops, who – together with his wife – allegedly ate human beings. The construction workers thought that Stalon was an appropriate name for the power station.
The Stalon facility has an installed capacity of 130 MW. It incorporates a Francis turbine, with a head (drop) of 199 metres.