Qorlortorsuaq Dam
Qorlortorsuaq Dam is a hydroelectric dam near Qorlortorsuaq in the Nanortalik district of the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. It has a capacity of 7.6 MW and it generates power for the neighbouring towns of Qaqortoq and Narsaq. History
The construction of the power plant started in December 2003 and was completed in October 2007. It was built by consortium of E. Pihl & Son AS (51%), YIT (34%), and Landsvirkjun (15%). Landsvirkjun operates the power plant until 2012, when operation will be transferred to the Kujalleq municipality. The design and engineering was performed by Icelandic companies Verkís and Efla. Description
Qorlortorsuaq Dam is a concrete gravity dam with height of  and crest length of . It creates a reservoir with a capacity of 108 million cubic meters. Its tunnel length is  and pressure pipe is . The flow rate is . The power plant has two horizontal axis 3.8 MW Francis turbines manufactured by Kössler for a total installed capacity of 7.6 MW. Its annual generation is 27.5 GWh. A crew of four maintains the power plant. Together with the power plant a  long high voltage (70 kV) line to Qaqortoq and Narsaq was erected. It crosses over the Igaliko Fjord, a more than 2 km long span, between these two pylons:   and . Green Power program
The hydropower plant is part of the plan of the Greenland Home Rule government to replace fossil fuelled energy production and storage with sustainable power production. References

Hydroelectric power stations in Greenland
Dams in Greenland
Dams completed in 2007
Gravity dams
Energy infrastructure completed in 2007
Kujalleq
2007 establishments in Greenland