Can Surós paper factory

Power plant from the first half of the 20th century. For years it worked to provide energy to Besalú.

At the end of the 19th century, an old wooden turbine was used to create the Besalú power station at the mouth of the El Fluvià canal. During the day the electricity generated was charged in batteries and at night the electricity generated by the power plant and the batteries were used to serve the few subscribers in the village.

In those days there were no meters in the houses to control domestic consumption, but the control was done with limiters, popularly known as “beetles” because they were black, which were set off if someone lit a light bulb more that he had contracted.

In 1928, a new canal was built, the Gros canal, above the existing one, to increase the waterfall of the power plant and increase electricity production. To this end, a metal Pelton turbine was installed, which substantially improved the quality of service.

The plant ceased operations in 2010.