Power plant · Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Driva power station
Driva power station is a hydroelectric power plant in Møre og Romsdal, Norway, with 140 MW of capacity, owned by TrønderEnergi Kraft AS, Driva Kraftverk DA and Istad 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 | Møre og Romsdal | 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 | 1973 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | TrønderEnergi Kraft AS | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Driva Kraftverk DA | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Istad Kraft | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Driva Kraftverk DA | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | TrønderEnergi Kraft AS | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 140 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 144 MW (sum of operating units, Driva G1 Hydro 72 MW; Driva G2 Hydro 72 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 | 50WP00000000118C | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 62.6230, 8.8895 | 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.
Request researchAlso recorded as
2 sources record Driva 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driva power station | asset:wikidata:Q17767829 | Wikidata | — |
| Driva | asset:eic:50WP00000000118C | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
How it compares
Driva power station is the 5th-largest of 23 power plants in Møre og Romsdal and the 102nd-largest of 612 in Norway by capacity; its 140 MW is 0.27% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Møre og Romsdal | 5th of 23 | 1,593 MW | 8.8% |
| Norway | 102nd of 612 | 52,659 MW | 0.27% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,165th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 18 substations and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASU substation | Substation | — | — | 18 km |
| Aura adminbygg substation | Substation | — | — | 19 km |
| Aura OVS substation | Substation | — | — | 19 km |
| VisBook AS | Data center | — | — | 41 km |
Owners, operators and place
More from TrønderEnergi Kraft AS
- Søa power station37 MW
- Sokna power station30 MW
- Håen power station30 MW
- Svartelva power station15.5 MW
- Mørre power station13.5 MW
Other power plants in Møre og Romsdal
- Aura power station290 MW
- Smøla Wind Farm150 MW
- Tjeldbergodden Reserve Power Station150 MW
- Grytten power station144 MW
- Trollheim power station130 MW
- Tafjord 4 power station110 MW
- Tafjord 5 power station93 MW
- Tussa power station64 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.