Kårstø Power Station
Kårstø Power Station is an unused natural gas-fired thermal power plant located at the Kårstø industrial site in the southwestern part of the municipality of Tysvær in Rogaland county, Norway. The station lies along the Boknafjorden, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of the town of Kopervik. The power plant is owned and operated by the Naturkraft company, which is itself equally owned by Statkraft and Statoil. Initial construction costs totaled about 2 billion kr and the turbine was delivered from Siemens. The plant opened on 2 November 2007 and was used intermittently for a few years before being mothballed on 3 October 2014. Approval for decommissioning was granted by the Norwegian government in 2016. Dismantling started in September 2017.
| Kårstø Power Station | |
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| Official name | Kårstø gasskraftverk |
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| Location | Kårstø, Norway |
| Coordinates | 59°16′32″N 05°30′40″E |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Commission date | 2 November 2007 |
| Decommission date | 2016 |
| Owner(s) | Naturkraft |
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| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 |
| Nameplate capacity | 420 megawatts (560,000 hp) |
| Annual net output | 3.5 terawatt-hours (13 PJ) |