Grundfors
Facts
Country
Sweden
Electricity Capacity
102 MWe
Stream
Ume älv
Head
35 m
Water discharge
300 m³/s
Turbine type
Kaplan
Vattenfall ownership share
100 %
Status
In Operation
Water information
Above pond
Below pond
Total
Through turbine
Through pond hatch
Last update
Grundfors is one of Vattenfall’s hydro power stations on the Ume Älv River in northern Sweden.
It was first commissioned in 1958 and incorporates a Kaplan turbine with a head (drop) of 35 metres.