Leringsforsen
Facts
Country
Sweden
Electricity Capacity
9 MWe
Stream
Ljungan & Gimån
Head
16 m
Water discharge
70 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
Leringsforsen power plant is situated on the river Gimån in the municipality of Ånge.
The plant was built between 1942 and 1944 and uses a Kaplan turbine. It has a head of around 16 metres.
The 80-kilometre-long river Gimån is a tributary of the river Ljungan, which it joins at Torpshammar.