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Power plants in Norway

A directory of 307 power plants in Norway with a combined installed capacity of 31,855 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

307power plants
31,855MW total capacity
4fuel types
2with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Norway)

Hydro: 291 plants291HydroWind: 10 plants10WindGas: 5 plants5GasNuclear: 1 plants1Nuclear

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Norway electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

28gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
99.0%low-carbon electricity
99.0%renewables
1.0%fossil fuels
Hydro: 90 % of electricity90HydroWind: 8 % of electricity8WindGas: 1 % of electricity1GasOil: 0 % of electricity0OilSolar: 0 % of electricity0SolarBioenergy: 0 % of electricity0BioenergyOther Renewables: 0 % of electricity0Other Rene…

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Norway

#PlantFuelMW
1KvilldalHydro1,444
2Aurland5Hydro1,398
3Norsk Kjernekraft nuclear power plantNuclear1,200
4TonstadHydro960
5Sy-SimaHydro720
6SaurdalHydro640
7SvartisenHydro600
8Lang SimaHydro580
9RanaHydro570
10Naturkraft CCPPGas520
11HolenHydro460
12EvangerHydro446
13TokkeHydro440
14TyinHydro390
15EVMGas382
16BrokkeHydro379
17Nedre RossagaHydro350
18Suldal 2Hydro350
19Hol 3Hydro348
20Nedre VinstraHydro344

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Hydro (291)Wind (10)

Power plants in Norway by region

Nordland (33)Hordaland (32)Telemark (28)Sogn og Fjordane (26)Buskerud (26)Oppland (21)Rogaland (21)More og Romsdal (19)Sor-Trondelag (18)Troms (17)Aust-Agder (15)Vest-Agder (14)Nord-Trondelag (14)

Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Norway?

There are 307 power plants in Norway in this open dataset, with about 31,855 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Norway?

Kvilldal is the largest at about 1,444 MW (hydro).

What fuels generate electricity in Norway?

The most common plant type in this dataset is hydro (291 plants), across 4 fuel types in total.

How clean is Norway's electricity grid?

Norway's grid carbon intensity is about 28 gCO₂/kWh, with 99.0% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).