Power plant · Norway
Hanefoss Power Plant
Hanefoss Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in Norway, with 42.1 MW of capacity, owned by Å Energi Vannkraft.
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 | 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 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1961 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Å Energi Vannkraft | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Å Energi Vannkraft | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 42.1 MW (sum of operating units, Hanefossg1 Hydro 30.1 MW; Hanefossg2 Hydro 12 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 22 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 | 50WP000000002463 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 58.5290, 8.3380 | 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 Hanefoss; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanefoss | asset:eic:50WP000000002463 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Hanefoss power station | asset:wikidata:Q11973897 | Wikidata | Same name and coordinates |
How it compares
Hanefoss is the 285th-largest of 590 power plants in Norway by capacity; its 42.1 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 | 285th of 590 | 51,251 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,525th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 52 substations, 2 AI supercomputers and 1 data center (42 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glitre Nett AS 132 kV substation, Birkenes | Substation | — | — | 9.2 km |
| Glitre Nett AS 132 kV substation, Birkenes | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Glitre Nett AS 66 kV substation, Froland | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
| CoreWeave Norway | Data center | 42 MW | Operating | 39 km |
| Northern Data Group Taiga Cloud NO1 Island 1 | AI supercomputer | 2,048 H100e | Operating | 40 km |
| Northern Data Group Taiga Cloud NO1 Island 2 | AI supercomputer | 2,048 H100e | Operating | 40 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Å Energi Vannkraft
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.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI supercomputers, CC BY 4.0.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.