Tysseelva power plant

Tysseelva power plant is located in Suldal municipality in Rogaland county.

Water from the Tysse river has long been used for sawmills. Saws in Tysse were first mentioned in 1630, but they have likely been in use since the 16th century. Like other sawmills in Ryfylke, this sawmill probably delivered lumber to England and the Netherlands.

In 1912, both farms at Rød and one of the two farms in Tysse sold their rights. Waterfall rights were purchased by a itinerant speculators from Stavanger, Odd Roalkvam and Jakob E. Vik. In 1917, they sold the bankruptcy rights to a lawyer in Stavanger, Einar Meling. The waterfall rights later “disappeared” via Meling’s estate, the Rogaland Bank and later Bøndenes Bank/Fokus Ban. Through a bank merger, the bankruptcy rights ended up at another bank, Den Danske Bank. Ownership rights to the waterfall were obtained by one of the Tysse farms and Den Danske Bank. Småkraft leased the fall rights and was the developer of the power plant.

Technical data

Rainfall field

10.5 km²

Minimum water flow

Summer: 100 l/s

Intake elevation

391 m

Power station elevation

44,0 m

Drop height

347 m

Production

16.9 GWh
This corresponds to electricity 1056 households.