Gardikfors
Facts
Country
Sweden
Electricity Capacity
57 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 plant is situated in the river Ume älv.
Construction of the Gardikfors power plant began in 1959 and it was commissioned in 1963. Lake Gardiken serves as a water reservoir for the power plant.