Power plant · Norway
Gronvollfoss Power Plant
Gronvollfoss Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in Norway, with 40.1 MW of capacity, owned by Skagerak 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 | Norway | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Telemark | 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 | 1933 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Skagerak Kraft | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Skagerak Kraft | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 40.1 MW (sum of operating units, Gronvollg1 Hydro 18.4 MW; Gronvollg101 Hydro 3.3 MW; Gronvollg2 Hydro 18.4 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 32 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 | 50WP000000002358 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 59.6580, 9.2080 | 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 Gronvollfoss; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gronvollfoss | asset:eic:50WP000000002358 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Grønvollfoss power station | asset:wikidata:Q11973093 | Wikidata | Same name and coordinates |
How it compares
Gronvollfoss is the 296th-largest of 590 power plants in Norway by capacity; its 40.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 296th of 590 | 51,251 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,625th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 50 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinnesgata substation | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
| Glitre Nett AS 66 kV substation, Kongsberg | Substation | — | — | 23 km |
| Glitre Nett AS 66 kV substation, Kongsberg | Substation | — | — | 24 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Skagerak Kraft
- Mauranger power station250 MW
- Hjartdøla power station120 MW
- Finndøla power station108 MW
- Sundsbarm power station103 MW
- Skollenborg power station97 MW
- Åbjøra power station95 MW
- Uvdal I power station92 MW
- Bagn power station75.5 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.