Power plant · Norway
Aroy Power Plant
Aroy Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in Norway, with 108 MW of capacity, owned by Sognekraft Produksjon.
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 | Vestland | 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 | 1983 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Sognekraft Produksjon | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Sognekraft Produksjon | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 108 MW (sum of operating units, Aroy G1 Hydro 80 MW; Aroy G2 Hydro 23 MW; Aroy G3 Hydro 4.5 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 90 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 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 | 50WP000000008678 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 61.2770, 7.1550 | 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 Aroy; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aroy | asset:eic:50WP000000008678 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Årøy power station | asset:wikidata:Q19399169 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
How it compares
Aroy is the 137th-largest of 590 power plants in Norway by capacity; its 108 MW is 0.21% 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 | 137th of 590 | 51,251 MW | 0.21% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,146th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 37 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Årøy Transformatorstasjon substation | Substation | — | — | 0.1 km |
| Nuken substation | Substation | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Kvåle Transformatorstasjon substation | Substation | — | — | 6.8 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Sognekraft Produksjon
- Refsdal power station92 MW
- Leikanger powerplant77 MW
- Hove power station68 MW
- Målset power station24 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.