Linnamäe power plant (Jõesuu, Harju County)
Estonia /
Harju /
Neeme /
Jõesuu, Harju County
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/ Neeme
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hydroelectric power station/plant, movie / film / TV location
The Linnamäe plant is located in northern Estonia on the Jägälä river, about 1,5 km from the Baltic Sea coast and 30 km east of Tallinn. The original plant was designed by Finnish professor Axel Verner Juselius in 1917 and then built during 1922–24. It was first commissioned in 17 Apr 1924 and connected by a 33kV line to a paper and wood-pulp board factory in Tallinn. The original plant consisted of spillover dam, fishsteps, dam sluice, three turbine chambers and generator house behind the chambers. There have been three horizontal axel 350 kW Francis-turbines. The plant was then bombed during the Second World War in 1941. The plant will be rebuilt by preserving the old architectural style. An Estonian architect Raine Karp has been responsible for joining the new technology to the old structures. The plant will be completed in August 2002 and have an installed capacity of 1200 kW and a mean output around 6 GWh/year. Thus, Linnamäe plant doubles Estonia’s hydropower production. Estonian construction company FKSM is a main constructor for rebuilding the Linnamäe power plant. The hydro station layout, three turbine-generators and automation are provided by Waterpumps WP Oy. The turbines are submersible tube type with nominal outputs of 350, 400 and 450 kW totally made of stainless steel as well as the draft tubes. The asynchronous generators are from ABB Industry Oy, Finland. Remote control system AS Siemens. Operator: Eesti Energia SA.
This power station, situated in the lower stretch of the Jägala River, was designed in 1917 by Helsinki University professor A. W. Juselius. Construction began in 1922, with the first energy being produced two years later, in April 1924. Attempts were made by retreating Soviet forces to blow up the station in 1941, but unsuccessfully. It was restored in 2002 following its original architectural style, and the power station structures were renovated. A suspension bridge was also erected over the dam across the river with a viewing platform. Linnamäe is the most powerful hydro-electric power station in Estonia, producing electricity for approximately 3,000 households annually. The Linnamäe hydro-electric power station with its more than 90-year-old history can be viewed from the outside.
This power station, situated in the lower stretch of the Jägala River, was designed in 1917 by Helsinki University professor A. W. Juselius. Construction began in 1922, with the first energy being produced two years later, in April 1924. Attempts were made by retreating Soviet forces to blow up the station in 1941, but unsuccessfully. It was restored in 2002 following its original architectural style, and the power station structures were renovated. A suspension bridge was also erected over the dam across the river with a viewing platform. Linnamäe is the most powerful hydro-electric power station in Estonia, producing electricity for approximately 3,000 households annually. The Linnamäe hydro-electric power station with its more than 90-year-old history can be viewed from the outside.
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Coordinates: 59°27'55"N 25°9'26"E
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