Power plant · Norway
Nedre Vinstra Power Plant
Nedre Vinstra Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in Norway, with 344 MW of capacity, owned by Hafslund 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 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Innlandet | 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 | 1947 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Hafslund Kraft | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Hafslund Kraft | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 344 MW (sum of operating units, Nedre_Vig1 Hydro 53 MW; Nedre_Vig2 Hydro 53 MW; Nedre_Vig3 Hydro 65 MW; Nedre_Vig4 Hydro 65 MW; Nedre_Vig5 Hydro 108 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 300 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 5 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 | 50WP000000005039 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 61.5764, 9.7990 | 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.
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2 sources record Nedre Vinstra; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nedre Vinstra | asset:eic:50WP000000005039 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Nedre Vinstra power station | asset:wikidata:Q11991065 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
How it compares
Nedre Vinstra is the 19th-largest of 590 power plants in Norway by capacity; its 344 MW is 0.67% 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 | 19th of 590 | 51,251 MW | 0.67% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,380th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 26 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nedre Vinstra substation | Substation | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Nedre Vinstra substation | Substation | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Harpefoss substation | Substation | — | — | 2.3 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Hafslund Kraft
- Aurland power station840 MW
- Vamma power station344 MW
- Aurland III kraftverk270 MW
- Nes power station250 MW
- Kykkelsrud Fossumfoss power station225 MW
- Usta power station208 MW
- Solbergfoss power station208 MW
- Øvre Vinstra power station150 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.