List of power stations in Norway
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The following page lists some power stations in Norway
. For traction current, see Electric power supply system of railways in Norway
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Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. For traction current, see Electric power supply system of railways in Norway
Electric power supply system of railways in Norway
Norway, like Germany, Austria and Switzerland uses single phase 15 kV AC railway electrification at 16 2/3 Hz for electric train systems. However there are differences in the supply of power....
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Hydroelectric
Station | Location | Geographical coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Status |
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Alta Hydroelectric Power Station | Alta Alta, Norway -Birdlife:For those interested in bird watching, the river outlet, known locally as Altaosen is well worth a visit. This tidal area is used as a stopover for many wetland species.-Transportation:... |
69.7050116°N 23.8187027°E | 150 | Operational |
Aura Hydroelectric Power Station Aura Hydroelectric Power Station The Aura Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality Sunndal in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of 1,776 GWh.... |
Sunndal Sunndal is a municipality in the Nordmøre region located in the northeast part of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Sunndalsøra. Other villages include Jordalsgrenda, Øksendalsøra, Grøa, Hoelsand, Ålvund, and Gjøra.With an area of it is the... |
290 | Operational | |
Aurland Hydroelectric Power Station Aurland Hydroelectric Power Station The Aurland Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, owned by E-CO Energi. It consists of five facilities, Aurland I, Aurland II, Aurland III, Reppa and Vangen, and operates at a combined installed capacity of , with an average... |
Aurland Aurland Aurland is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Aurlandsvangen. Other villages include Bakka, Flåm, Undredal, and Gudvangen.... |
1,128 | Operational | |
Bratsberg Hydroelectric Power Station Bratsberg Hydroelectric Power Station The Bratsberg Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, owned by Statkraft. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of 650 GWh.... |
Trondheim Trondheim Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of... |
124 | Operational | |
Brokke Hydroelectric Power Station Brokke Hydroelectric Power Station The Brokke Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality Valle in Aust-Agder, Norway. The facility operates at an installed capacity of . The average annual production is 1416 GWh.... |
Valle Valle is a municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Setesdal. The administrative center is the village of Valle.-General information:... |
330 | Operational | |
Byrte Hydroelectric Power Station Byrte Hydroelectric Power Station The Byrte Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located near the lake Byrtevatn in the municipality Tokke in Telemark, Norway. It exploits the water from Botnedalsvatn, a height difference of 290 metres.... |
Tokke Tokke Tokke is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dalen. The municipality of Tokke was created on 1 January 1964 upon the merger of the two older municipalities of Lårdal and Mo... |
Operational | ||
Evanger Hydroelectric Power Station Evanger Hydroelectric Power Station The Evanger Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality Voss in Hordaland, Norway. The facility operates at an installed capacity of . The average annual production is 1,435 GWh.... |
Voss Voss is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Voss. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen.... |
330 | Operational | |
Finndøla Hydroelectric Power Station Finndøla Hydroelectric Power Station The Finndøla Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Fyresdal, Telemark, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of about 254 GW·h.... |
Fyresdal Fyresdal Fyresdal is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moland. The municipality of Moland was established on 1 January 1838 . In 1879, the name was changed to... |
108 | Operational | |
Fortun Hydroelectric Power Station Fortun Hydroelectric Power Station The Fortun Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality Luster in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. The facility operates at an installed capacity of . The average annual production is 1,375 GWh.... |
Luster | 254 | Operational | |
Hjartdøla Hydroelectric Power Station Hjartdøla Hydroelectric Power Station The Hjartdøla Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Hjartdal, Telemark, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of about .... |
Hjartdal Hjartdal Hjartdal is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sauland.... |
104 | Operational | |
Hylen Hydroelectric Power Station Hylen Hydroelectric Power Station The Hylen Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located at the bottom of Hylsfjord in Suldal, Rogaland, Norway, operated by Statkraft. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of 583 GWh. The plant exploits water through a tunnel from the lake... |
Suldal Suldal Suldal is a municipality in the northeast of Rogaland county, Norway located in the Ryfylke historically traditional district. Sand i Ryfylke is a the administrative center of Suldal.... |
160 | Operational | |
Kvilldal Hydroelectric Power Station Kvilldal Hydroelectric Power Station The Kvilldal Power Station is a large hydroelectric power station located in the municipality Suldal in Rogaland, Norway. The facility operates at an installed capacity of , making it the largest power station in Norway in terms capacity. The stations is operated by Statkraft.- See also :* List of... |
Suldal Suldal Suldal is a municipality in the northeast of Rogaland county, Norway located in the Ryfylke historically traditional district. Sand i Ryfylke is a the administrative center of Suldal.... |
59.484444°N 6.672222°E ; 59.528889°N 6.6538889°E | 1,240 | Operational |
Lysebotn Hydroelectric Power Station Lysebotn Hydroelectric Power Station The Lysebotn Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality Forsand in Rogaland, Norway. The facility operates at an installed capacity of . The average annual production is 1,242 GWh.... |
Forsand Forsand Forsand is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. Forsand was separated from Høle on 1 January 1871. In 1999, evidence of a population here dating back to around 7500 BC was located.... |
210 | Operational | |
Matre Hydroelectric Power Station Matre Hydroelectric Power Station The Matre Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Masfjorden, Hordaland, Norway. Two facilities operate at a combined installed capacity of , with an average annual production of 1,302 GWh.... |
Masfjorden Masfjorden Masfjorden is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Masfjorden was separated from Lindås on 1 March 1879.The municipality is located around the fjord which is also called the Masfjorden which almost divides the municipality completely into a north side and a south side. A cable ferry... |
246 | Operational | |
Mauranger Hydroelectric Power Station Mauranger Hydroelectric Power Station The Mauranger Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Kvinnherad, Hordaland, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of about .... |
Kvinnherad Kvinnherad Kvinnherad is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Kvindherred was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Fjelberg, most of Varaldsøy and parts of Skånevik merged with Kvinnherad on 1 January 1965.The municipality is the 5th in size in Hordaland... |
250 | Operational | |
Mår Hydroelectric Power Station Mår Hydroelectric Power Station The Mår Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Tinn, Telemark, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of about .- References :... |
Tinn Tinn Tinn is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Rjukan.... |
180 | Operational | |
Nea Hydroelectric Power Station Nea Hydroelectric Power Station The Nea Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Tydal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of 675 GWh.... |
Tydal Tydal Tydal is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ås. Other villages include Østby, Gressli, Aunet, and Stugudalen. There is a school and a kindergarten in Tydal.... |
175 | Operational | |
Nes Hydroelectric Power Station Nes Hydroelectric Power Station The Nes Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality Nes in Buskerud, Norway. The facility operates at an installed capacity of . The average annual production is 1,307 GWh. The station is operated by E-CO Vannkraft.... |
Nes Nes, Buskerud Nes is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Nesbyen.... |
250 | Operational | |
Nore Hydroelectric Power Station Nore Hydroelectric Power Station The Nore Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality Nore og Uvdal in Buskerud, Norway. The oldest plant Nore I operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of 1,110 GWh. The plant Nore II has an installed capacity of , with an average... |
Nore og Uvdal Nore og Uvdal Nore og Uvdal is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rødberg.... |
204 + 52 | Operational | |
Nygårds Hydroelectric Power Station Nygårds Hydroelectric Power Station Nygårds Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant in Storelva in Narvik at . It has a power output of 75 MW generated by three vertical Francis turbines. Originally, it was used also for the generation of single phase AC for the railway, but today only three phase AC is produced.- External links... |
Narvik Narvik is the third largest city and municipality in Nordland county, Norway by population. Narvik is located on the shores of the Narvik Fjord . The municipality is part of the Ofoten traditional region of North Norway, inside the arctic circle... |
68.4758333°N 17.6258333°E | 75 | Operational |
Rana Hydroelectric Power Station Rana Hydroelectric Power Station The Rana Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Rana, Nordland, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of about 2,100 GWh. The station is owned by Statkraft.... |
Rana Rana, Norway Rana is the second largest municipality in Nordland county – and the third largest in North Norway – by population. By area, Rana is largest in Norway south of Finnmark , taking in large areas of mountains and forested valleys. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region... |
500 | Operational | |
Saurdal Hydroelectric Power Station Saurdal Hydroelectric Power Station The Saurdal Power Station is a hydroelectric and pumped-storage power station located in the municipality Suldal in Rogaland, Norway. The facility operates at an installed capacity of . The average annual production is 1,376 GWh. The station is operated by Statkraft.... |
Suldal Suldal Suldal is a municipality in the northeast of Rogaland county, Norway located in the Ryfylke historically traditional district. Sand i Ryfylke is a the administrative center of Suldal.... |
640 | Operational | |
Sildvik Hydroelectric Power Station Sildvik Hydroelectric Power Station Silddvik Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant in Narvik at . It was inaugaurated in 1982 and has a power of 72 MW.... |
Narvik Narvik is the third largest city and municipality in Nordland county, Norway by population. Narvik is located on the shores of the Narvik Fjord . The municipality is part of the Ofoten traditional region of North Norway, inside the arctic circle... |
68.4108333°N 17.8008333°E | 72 | Operational |
Sima Hydroelectric Power Station Sima Hydroelectric Power Station The Sima Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality Eidfjord in Hordaland, Norway. The facility Lang-Sima operates at an installed capacity of , and has an average annual production of 1,212 GWh. The facility Sy-Sima has an installed capacity of , and an average... |
Eidfjord Eidfjord Eidfjord is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Eidfjord was separated from Ulvik May 1, 1891.... |
500 + 620 | Operational | |
Svartisen Hydroelectric Power Station Svartisen Hydroelectric Power Station The Svartisen Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality Meløy in Nordland, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of about 2,200 GWh. The station is owned by Statkraft.... |
Meløy Meløy Meløy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ørnes, while Glomfjord is only slightly smaller. Meløy was separated from the municipality of Rødøy on 1 January 1884.The municipality... |
600 | Operational | |
Svelgfoss Hydroelectric Power Station Svelgfoss Hydroelectric Power Station The Svelgfoss Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located at the river Tinnelva in Notodden, Telemark, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of about 500 GWh.... |
Notodden Notodden is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Notodden.... |
92 | Operational | |
Såheim Hydroelectric Power Station Såheim Hydroelectric Power Station The Såheim Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Rjukan, Telemark, Norway, operated by Norsk Hydro. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of 1,033 GWh. The station building from 1915 was designed by architects Thorvald Astrup and Olaf... |
Rjukan Rjukan Rjukan is a town and the administrative center of Tinn municipality in Telemark . It is situated in Vestfjorddalen, between Møsvatn and Tinnsjå, and got its name after Rjukanfossen west of the town. The Tinn municipality council granted township status for Rjukan in 1996. The town has 3 386... |
185 | Operational | |
Tjodan Hydroelectric Power Station Tjodan Hydroelectric Power Station The Tjodan Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Forsand, Rogaland, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of about . It opened in 1985.... |
Forsand Forsand Forsand is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. Forsand was separated from Høle on 1 January 1871. In 1999, evidence of a population here dating back to around 7500 BC was located.... |
110 | Operational | |
Tokke Hydroelectric Power Station Tokke Hydroelectric Power Station The Tokke Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality Tokke in Telemark, Norway, owned by Statkraft. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of 2,140 GWh. The power station exploits the height difference of 394 metres from the lake... |
Tokke Tokke Tokke is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dalen. The municipality of Tokke was created on 1 January 1964 upon the merger of the two older municipalities of Lårdal and Mo... |
430 | Operational | |
Tonstad Hydroelectric Power Station Tonstad Hydroelectric Power Station Tonstad Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located near the lake Sirdalsvatnet in Vest-Agder, Norway.It has a total installed capacity of 960 MW, with 4 units each 160 MW and one unit at 320 MW, all equipped with francis turbines... |
Tonstad Tonstad Tonstad is the administrative centre of the municipality of Sirdal in Vest-Agder, Norway. In 2005, its population was 751. It is also a former municipality that is located along the Sirdalsvatnet in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Sirdal.... |
960 | Operational | |
Tunnsjødal Hydroelectric Power Station Tunnsjødal Hydroelectric Power Station The Tunnsjødal Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Namsskogan, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of 820 GWh.... |
Namsskogan Namsskogan Namsskogan is a village and municipality in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Namsskogan is located in the upper part of the long Namdalen valley region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Namsskogan... |
176 | Operational | |
Tyin Hydroelectric Power Station Tyin Hydroelectric Power Station The Tyin Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Årdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of about .... |
Årdal Årdal Årdal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Årdalstangen is the administrative center of the municipality. Årdal was separated from Lærdal in 1860.... |
380 | Operational | |
Tyssedal Hydroelectric Power Station Tyssedal Hydroelectric Power Station The Tyssedal Power Station is a hydroelectric power station and museum located in Tyssedal in the municipality Odda in Hordaland, Norway. The station was designed by architect Thorvald Astrup. It started production in 1906 and operated at a combined installed capacity of from 1918, with an... |
Odda Odda is a municipality and town in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Odda was separated from Ullensvang on 1 July 1913 and on 1 January 1964 Røldal was merged with Odda. The town of Odda is the centre of the landscape of Hardanger, located at the end of the Hardangerfjord.In 1927, Erling Johnson,... |
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Vamma Hydroelectric Power Station Vamma Hydroelectric Power Station The Vamma Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Østfold, Norway. The power station was built in 1915 and exploited eight waterfalls in the river Glomma. The original installed capacity was . After later upgrades it operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual... |
Østfold Østfold is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and... |
215 | Operational | |
Vinje Hydroelectric Power Station Vinje Hydroelectric Power Station The Vinje Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located near the lake Vinjevatn in the municipality Vinje in Telemark, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of 1,003 GWh.... |
Vinje Vinje Vinje is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Åmot.-Name:... |
300 | Operational | |
See also
- List of power stations in Europe
- List of largest power stations in the world