Landsvirkjun

Sisimiut Hydropower Project

The 15 MW Sisimiut hydropower project in western Greenland, north of the town Sisimiut, involves harnessing of the outflow of a natural lake by constructing a headrace tunnel into the bottom of the lake and thus creating a reservoir. The headrace tunnel is 4.1 km long and will feed a 420 m long pressure tunnel to an underground powerhouse, housing two Francis units, each being 7.5 MW.

The harnessed head is 79m and the design flow is 22m3/s. Power is transferred from a GIS substation, using a 26km long 66kV transmission line, to the town of Sisimiut.

Services included:

  • Assistance during commissioning
  • Recommendations in regard to the improvement of operation systems
  • Setting up maintenance and operation programs
  • Training operators and technical management of operations during the one year guarantee period
Hydropower
Project type
Sisimiut, Greenland
Location
15 MW
Capacity
2011
Completed
Landsvirkjun Power Ltd.

Haaleitisbraut 68
103 Reykjavík • Iceland

Parent company: Landsvirkjun
SSN: 450307-2380

Tel. +354 515 8900
Fax +354 515 8905
info@lvpower.com

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