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Flørli Hydroelectric Power Station

Flørli Hydroelectric Power Station Flørli Hydroelectric Power Station - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Flørli Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located on the shores of Lysefjord in the municipality Sandnes in Rogaland, Norway. The station was built in 1918 as the first in Lysefjord, from where it delivered power to Stavanger. The turbine hall was built in 1917 in Jugendstil, it is 80 m long, 9 m wide and stands 12 m tall. The water was supplied via two penstocks along which were built a cabled railway and a wooden stairway with 4,444 steps. Read more on Wikipedia

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