Power plant · Norway
Boylefoss Power Plant
Boylefoss Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in Norway, with 102 MW of capacity, owned by Arendals Fossekompani.
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 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Agder | 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 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1911 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Arendals Fossekompani | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Arendals Fossekompani | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 102 MW (sum of operating units, Boylefosg1 Hydro 14 MW; Boylefosg2 Hydro 14 MW; Boylefosg3 Hydro 25 MW; Boylefosg4 Hydro 5.8 MW; Boylefosg5 Hydro 5.8 MW; Boylefosg6 Hydro 5.8 MW; Boylefosg7 Hydro 15.8 MW; Boylefosg8 Hydro 15.8 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 65 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 8 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Run-of-river hydro (registered as Hydro Run-of-river and poundage) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 50WP000000000940 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 58.5973, 8.7166 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 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.
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2 sources record Boylefoss; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boylefoss | asset:eic:50WP000000000940 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Bøylefoss power station | asset:wikidata:Q4962400 | Wikidata | Same name and coordinates |
How it compares
Boylefoss is the 146th-largest of 612 power plants in Norway by capacity; its 102 MW is 0.19% of the 52,659 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 | 146th of 612 | 52,659 MW | 0.19% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,526th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 26 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glitre Nett AS 66 kV substation, Froland | Substation | — | — | 0.1 km |
| Arendal substation | Substation | — | — | 1.2 km |
| Glitre Nett AS 132 kV substation, Åmli | Substation | — | — | 8.5 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Arendals Fossekompani
- Flatenfoss power station12.6 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.