Power plant · Norway
Lysebotn Power Plant
Lysebotn Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in Norway, with 228 MW of capacity, owned by Lyse 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 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Rogaland | 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 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1953 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Lyse Kraft | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Hydro Energi | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 228 MW (sum of operating units, Lysebotng1 Hydro 33 MW; Lysebotng2 Hydro 33 MW; Lysebotng3 Hydro 33 MW; Lysebotng4 Hydro 43 MW; Lysebotng5 Hydro 43 MW; Lysebotng6 Hydro 43 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 120 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 6 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · 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 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 50WP00000000437X | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 59.0541, 6.6293 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · 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.
Request researchAlso recorded as
2 sources record Lysebotn; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lysebotn | asset:eic:50WP00000000437X | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Lysebotn Hydroelectric Power Station | asset:wikidata:Q4580240 | Wikidata | Same name and coordinates |
How it compares
Lysebotn is the 48th-largest of 612 power plants in Norway by capacity; its 228 MW is 0.43% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 48th of 612 | 52,659 MW | 0.43% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,795th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 42 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYSEBOTN substation | Substation | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Lysebotn 2 substation | Substation | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Moen trafostasjon substation | Substation | — | — | 2.1 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Lyse Kraft
- Lysebotn II power station370 MW
- Suldal I power station185 MW
- Røldal power station172 MW
- Suldal II power station155 MW
- Tjodan power station110 MW
- Flørli power station80 MW
- Novle power station48 MW
- Kvanndal power station45 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.