Olidan power station

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Olidan power station is one of Sweden’s oldest large-scale hydroelectric power plants, located in Trollhättan and historically important for the country’s industrial electrification.

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instanceOf hydroelectric power station
power plant
architecturalStyle early 20th-century industrial architecture
category Buildings and structures in Västra Götaland County
Energy infrastructure completed in 1910
Hydroelectric power stations in Sweden
commissionedBy Swedish government
surface form: Swedish state
constructionStartDate 1905
country Sweden
countrySubdivision Sweden
designedFor large-scale electricity production
energySource hydropower
environmentalContext built along Göta älv rapids
gridConnection Swedish national grid
gridRegion western Sweden
gridRole base-load hydropower plant
hasBuildingMaterial brick
concrete
hasNameInSwedish Olidan power station self-linksurface differs
surface form: Olidans kraftstation
hasType run-of-river hydroelectric plant
hasVisitorCenter yes
heritageDesignation industrial heritage site (national importance)
heritageStatus historically important for Sweden’s industrial electrification
historicalPeriod Swedish industrialization era
inception early 20th century
locatedIn Götaland
Trollhättan
Västra Götaland County
locatedOnWatercourse Göta älv
near Göta Canal outlet at Trollhättan
Trollhättan Falls
Trollhätte locks
surface form: Trollhättan locks
notableFor early large-scale state-owned hydropower in Sweden
numberOfTurbines 13
openingDate 1910
operator Vattenfall
ownedBy Vattenfall
partOf Trollhättan hydropower area
surface form: Trollhättan hydropower complex
regulates Göta älv flow for power production
significance key role in electrification of Swedish industry
one of Sweden’s oldest large-scale hydroelectric power plants
status operational
tourism guided tours available
turbineType Francis turbine
usedFor electricity generation
industrial power supply
public electricity supply

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Trollhättan hasHydropowerPlant Olidan power station
Trollhättan hasHydropowerPlant Olidan power station
this entity surface form: Hojum power station
Olidan power station hasNameInSwedish Olidan power station self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Olidans kraftstation