Power plant · Telemark, Norway
Byrte power station
Byrte power station is a hydroelectric power plant in Telemark, Norway, with 22 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 | Telemark | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Norway | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1969 | 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 | 22 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 25 MW | 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 |
| Technology | Reservoir hydro (registered as Hydro Water Reservoir) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 50WP000000000908 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 59.4961, 7.8333 | 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 Byrte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byrte power station | asset:wikidata:Q5004518 | Wikidata | — |
| Byrte | asset:eic:50WP000000000908 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | Same name and capacity |
How it compares
Byrte power station is the 24th-largest of 31 power plants in Telemark and the 435th-largest of 590 in Norway by capacity; its 22 MW is <0.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telemark | 24th of 31 | 2,484 MW | 0.89% |
| Norway | 435th of 590 | 51,251 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 5,146th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 27 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lio substation | Substation | — | — | 7.0 km |
| LIO substation | Substation | — | — | 7.0 km |
| Eidsborg substation | Substation | — | — | 9.0 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 Telemark
- Tokke power station430 MW
- Vinje power station300 MW
- Vemork204 MW
- Såheim power station189 MW
- Mår power station180 MW
- Hjartdøla power station120 MW
- Songa power station120 MW
- Finndøla power station108 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.