Power plant · Finnmark, Norway
Melkefoss power station
Melkefoss power station is a hydroelectric power plant in Finnmark, Norway, with 26 MW of capacity, owned by Pasvik Kraft.
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 | Finnmark | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Norway | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1978 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Pasvik Kraft | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Pasvik Kraft | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 26 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 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 |
| Technology | Reservoir hydro (registered as Hydro Water Reservoir) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 50WP00000000455V | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 69.3994, 29.7876 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · 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 Melkefoss power station; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melkefoss power station | asset:wikidata:Q1792497 | Wikidata | — |
| Melkefoss | asset:eic:50WP00000000455V | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
How it compares
Melkefoss power station is the 9th-largest of 11 power plants in Finnmark and the 383rd-largest of 590 in Norway by capacity; its 26 MW is <0.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finnmark | 9th of 11 | 722 MW | 3.6% |
| Norway | 383rd of 590 | 51,251 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,647th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 6 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melkefoss substation | Substation | — | — | 2.3 km |
| Skogfoss substation | Substation | — | — | 4.6 km |
| Bjørnevatn substation | Substation | — | — | 31 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Pasvik Kraft
Other power plants in Finnmark
- Melkøya gasskraftverk229 MW
- Alta power station153 MW
- Skogfoss power station60 MW
- Hamnefjell Wind Farm51.8 MW
- Adamselv power station50 MW
- Raggovidda Wind Farm45 MW
- Havøygavlen Wind Farm40.8 MW
- Kjøllefjord Wind Farm39.1 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.