Oldereid 2 Power station

OneCo region South West has signed a contract with Rainpower AS for the delivery of electrical and automation services and equipment for the rehabilitation and expansion of Oldereid 2 Power Station. The station is owned by SKS Produksjon AS and is located in Oldereid in Bodø, Nordland county. The project is the third in a row for SKS Produksjon where OneCo delivers a complete electrical and automation package.

OneCo region South West has signed a contract with Rainpower AS for the delivery of electrical and automation services and equipment for the rehabilitation and expansion of Oldereid 2 Power Station.

The station is owned by SKS Produksjon AS and is located in Oldereid in Bodø, Nordland county.

The project is the third in a row for SKS Produksjon where OneCo delivers a complete electrical and automation package.

The power plant was commissioned in 1953 and uses the 321 metre drop from Børnupvatnet in the Oldereid watercourse down to Misværfjorden. Oldereid power station currently has an installed capacity of 12 MW and a discharge capacity of 4.8 m3/s. The average annual production in recent years has been 65 GWh.

What will now be built is a new surface power station next to the existing station. The new power station will have an installed capacity of 15 MV and a maximum discharge capacity of 5.35 m3/s. Due to the power increase and the fact that the machine is planned to be submerged approx. 1.5 metres, production in the power station will be around 7 GWh higher than today.

For OneCo, the scope of supply consists of: