Power plant · Telemark, Norway
Frøystul power station
Frøystul power station is a hydroelectric power plant in Telemark, Norway, with 45.6 MW of capacity, owned by Hydro 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 | 1995 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Hydro Energi | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Hydro Energi | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 45.6 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 50 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 | 50WP00000000198P | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 59.8257, 8.3581 | 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.
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2 sources record Frøystul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frøystul power station | asset:wikidata:Q17775406 | Wikidata | — |
| Froystul | asset:eic:50WP00000000198P | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | Same name and capacity |
How it compares
Frøystul power station is the 13th-largest of 31 power plants in Telemark and the 268th-largest of 590 in Norway by capacity; its 45.6 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 | 13th of 31 | 2,484 MW | 1.8% |
| Norway | 268th of 590 | 51,251 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,382nd of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 17 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vemorktoppen substation | Substation | — | — | 8.8 km |
| Rjukan substation | Substation | — | — | 19 km |
| Mår substation | Substation | — | — | 19 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Hydro Energi
- Tyin power station374 MW
- Lysebotn II power station370 MW
- Skagen power station270 MW
- Tonstad Wind Farm208 MW
- Vemork204 MW
- Såheim power station189 MW
- Suldal I power station185 MW
- Røldal power station172 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.