Power plant · Norway
Kjela Power Plant
Kjela Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in Norway, with 71.8 MW of capacity, owned by Statkraft Energi.
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 | 1979 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Statkraft Energi | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Statkraft Energi | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 71.8 MW (sum of operating units, Kjela G1 Hydro 70 MW; Kjela G101 Hydro 0.4 MW; Kjela G102 Hydro 1.4 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 62 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 | 50WP000000003532 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 59.7310, 7.4260 | 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 Kjela; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kjela | asset:eic:50WP000000003532 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Kjela power station | asset:wikidata:Q19377258 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
How it compares
Kjela is the 192nd-largest of 590 power plants in Norway by capacity; its 71.8 MW is 0.14% 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 | 192nd of 590 | 51,251 MW | 0.14% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,578th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 21 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kjela substation | Substation | — | — | 1.2 km |
| Songa substation | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
| Glitre Nett AS 66 kV substation, Bykle | Substation | — | — | 19 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Statkraft Energi
- Sima power station1,120 MW
- Aurland power station840 MW
- Svartisen power station600 MW
- Rana power station500 MW
- Tokke power station430 MW
- Nedre Røssåga power station350 MW
- Skjomen power station313 MW
- Kobbelv power station300 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.