Rendalen 2 is being built next to the existing Rendalen scheme, and Veidekke’s contract, awarded by Eidsiva Vannkraft, will involve the construction of a new settling chamber, penstock and power station, and blasting of a new cable tunnel The projects will share a transfer tunnel, as well as parts of an existing spillway and access tunnel.
The new power plant, expected to be complete in 2012, will utilize a gross drop of 210m between Glomma at Hoyegga and Nordre Rena River by Lomnessjoen lake. The water will be conveyed through a 29km long transfer tunnel with a cross section of 43m2.
Recently, VG Power signed a contract with Eidsiva Vannkraft for the design, manufacture and installation of a new vertical generator, 333 rpm, 114 MVA, for Rendalen 2, which, when complete, will be one of the region’s largest hydro plants with an annual production of 750 GWh.
