Pålsbu Power Plant completed

The valves, which had previously been used to draw off water from Pålsbufjorden to Tunhovdfjorden, will now normally be closed and water will instead flow into the culvert from the power station.

Construction
The actual power plant construction consists of concrete sections. Other materials have maintained their natural grey colour. Seen from above, the building's impeller shape provides associations with revolution and impetus.

The three discharge valves in the dam remain unchanged, but will now be primarily only used if the power plant enters a draw-off period. The water is now coming from the power station outlet, but fills in the complete breadth of the culvert as previously.

However, because the energy is used in the power plant, it is now running more smoothly than previously. The shape of the edges of the culvert, which consist of freely arranged stones, is largely unchanged. Some uncompacted material has been removed from an area below the bridge to prevent backwash from the tailwater from the power plant. A simple footpath has been constructed for anglers along the northern shore.

Several existing power transmission masts in the area will be removed in connection with cabling and changes to the power lines to the power plant and dam.

Key figures for the construction
Installation: 6.2 MW (6.8 MVA)
Production: 22 GWh /year (corresponds to the electricity consumption of around 1,000 households)
Drop height: Varies from 5 m to 15 m 
Maximum throughput: 53 m3/s
Turbine type: Kaplan
Water intake: Through 3 sections of the dam
Intake gate: Rolling gate
Opened: 9 October 2007