Power plant · Innlandet, Norway
Øvre Tessa power station
Øvre Tessa power station is a hydroelectric power plant in Innlandet, Norway, with 18.2 MW of capacity, owned by Eidefoss 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 | Innlandet | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Norway | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · 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 | 1956 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Eidefoss Vannkraft | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Eidefoss Vannkraft | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 18.2 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 20 MW (sum of operating units, Ov_Tessag5 Hydro 10 MW; Ov_Tessag6 Hydro 10 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | 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 |
| Technology | Reservoir hydro (registered as Hydro Water Reservoir) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 50WP00000000851N | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 61.8206, 8.9567 | 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 Øvre Tessa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Øvre Tessa power station | asset:wikidata:Q19399524 | Wikidata | — |
| Ovre Tessa | asset:eic:50WP00000000851N | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | Same name and capacity |
How it compares
Øvre Tessa power station is the 32nd-largest of 38 power plants in Innlandet and the 481st-largest of 612 in Norway by capacity; its 18.2 MW is <0.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innlandet | 32nd of 38 | 2,574 MW | 0.71% |
| Norway | 481st of 612 | 52,659 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,224th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 15 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fjellnett AS 66 kV substation, Vågå | Substation | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Vågåmo substation | Substation | — | — | 9.4 km |
| Fjellnett AS 66 kV substation, Vågå | Substation | — | — | 10.0 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Eidefoss Vannkraft
- Nedre Otta kraftverk78 MW
- Nedre Tessa II power station16 MW
- Smådøla power station13.7 MW
- Eidefossen power station13.2 MW
Other power plants in Innlandet
- Nedre Vinstra power station300 MW
- Odal Wind Farm163 MW
- Øvre Vinstra power station150 MW
- Torpa power station150 MW
- Hunderfossen power station116 MW
- Raskiftet Wind Farm112 MW
- Harpefossen power station108 MW
- Rendalen power station100 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.