| Sjønstå Power Station | |
| Name Official: | Sjønstå kraftverk |
| Coordinates: | 67.1944°N 15.7086°W |
| Country: | Norway |
| Location: | Sjønstå, Nordland |
| Status: | O |
| Owner: | Salten Kraftsamband |
| Plant Hydraulic Head: | 126 m |
| Plant Turbines: | 2 × 35 MW |
| Plant Capacity: | 70 |
| Plant Capacity Factor: | 46.0% |
| Plant Annual Gen: | 282 |
The Sjønstå Hydroelectric Power Station (no|Sjønstå kraftverk or Sjønstå kraftstasjon)[1] is a hydroelectric power station in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.[2] It is located about 1.4km (00.9miles) south-southwest of Sjønstå. It utilizes a drop of 126m (413feet)[1] in the Sjønstå River between Langvatnet (Long Lake) and Øvervatnet (Upper Lake).[3] The plant is a river power station without its own reservoir. It also draws water from the Tverr River[1] and one stream intake. The plant has two 35 MW Francis turbines for an installed capacity of, with an average annual production of about 282 GWh.[1] [4] It is owned by Salten Kraftsamband and came into operation in 1983.[1] [5] [6] The plant reuses water that was previously utilized by the Lomi and Fagerli hydroelectric power stations.