Brandåa Hydroelectric Power Station

Brandåa Power Station
Official nameBrandåa kraftverk
CountryNorway
LocationRindal Municipality, Trøndelag
Coordinates63°05′32″N 9°13′23″E / 63.09222°N 9.22306°E / 63.09222; 9.22306
StatusOperational
Construction began2006
Opening date2009 (2009)
Owner(s)Svorka Produksjon
Power Station
Hydraulic head373 metres (1,224 ft)
Installed capacity4.1 MW
Capacity factor44.0%
Annual generation15.8 GW·h

The Brandåa Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Brandåa kraftverk) is a hydroelectric power station in Rindal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is a run-of-river hydro power station utilizing a drop of 373 meters (1,224 ft) in some tributaries of the Surna River. Permission was granted for construction in 2006 and the plant came into operation in 2009. It is operated by Svorka Produksjon AS. It operates at an installed capacity of 4.1 megawatts (5,500 hp), with an average annual production of about 15.8 gigawatt-hours (57 TJ).