Tuggen
Facts
Country
Sweden
Electricity Capacity
104 MWe
Stream
Ume älv
Head
28 m
Water discharge
480 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
Tuggen hydro power plant is situated by the river Ume älv, about 20 kilometres downstream of the town of Lycksele.
Construction of the facility started in 1957 and it was first commissioned in 1962. It has two Kaplan turbines and a head (drop) of 28 metres.
Tuggen power plant is jointly owned by Vattenfall and Holmen AB.