Power plant · Norway
Alta krv Power Plant
Alta krv Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in Norway, with 165 MW of capacity, owned by Statkraft Energi.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Norway | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Finnmark | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1987 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Statkraft Energi | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Statkraft Energi | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 165 MW (sum of operating units, Alta Krvg1 Hydro 55 MW; Alta Krvg2 Hydro 110 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 153 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Reservoir hydro (registered as Hydro Water Reservoir) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 50WP00000000006N | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 69.7050, 23.8190 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchAlso recorded as
2 sources record Alta krv; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta krv | asset:eic:50WP00000000006N | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Alta power station | asset:wikidata:Q1788692 | Wikidata | Same distinctive name words, coordinates, capacity and technology |
How it compares
Alta krv is the 77th-largest of 590 power plants in Norway by capacity; its 165 MW is 0.32% of the 51,251 MW we hold for Norway. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 77th of 590 | 51,251 MW | 0.32% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,769th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 7 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sautso substation | Substation | — | — | 1.7 km |
| Alta kraftverk substation | Substation | — | — | 2.6 km |
| Skillemoen substation | Substation | — | — | 32 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Statkraft Energi
- Sima power station1,120 MW
- Aurland power station840 MW
- Svartisen power station600 MW
- Rana power station500 MW
- Tokke power station430 MW
- Nedre Røssåga power station350 MW
- Skjomen power station313 MW
- Kobbelv power station300 MW
Other power plants in Norway
- Ulla-Førre2,057 MW
- Kvilldal1,240 MW
- Sima power station1,120 MW
- Tonstad960 MW
- Aurland power station840 MW
- Svartisen720 MW
- Sy-Sima720 MW
- Saurdal640 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- NVE grid facilities: transformer stations (Nettanlegg). NVE grid facilities: transformer stations (Nettanlegg), Norsk lisens for offentlige data.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.