Power plant · Vestland, Norway
Aurland power station
Aurland power station is a hydroelectric power plant in Vestland, Norway, with 840 MW of capacity, owned by Statkraft Energi and 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 | Vestland | 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 | 1969 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Statkraft Energi | 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 | 840 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 840 MW (sum of operating units, Aurland1g1 Hydro 280 MW; Aurland1g2 Hydro 280 MW; Aurland1g3 Hydro 280 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 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 | 50WP00000000020T | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 60.8550, 7.3047 | 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 Aurland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurland power station | asset:wikidata:Q4581595 | Wikidata | — |
| Aurland1 | asset:eic:50WP00000000020T | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | Same name, coordinates, capacity and technology |
How it compares
Aurland power station is the 2nd-largest of 95 power plants in Vestland and the 5th-largest of 612 in Norway by capacity; its 840 MW is 1.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vestland | 2nd of 95 | 9,369 MW | 9% |
| Norway | 5th of 612 | 52,659 MW | 1.6% |
| All power plants in our data | 634th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 32 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitjande Transformatorstasjon substation | Substation | — | — | 0.8 km |
| Aurland 1 substation | Substation | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Aurland 2 substation | Substation | — | — | 5.9 km |
Owners, operator and place
More from Statkraft Energi
- Sima power station1,120 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
- Vinje power station300 MW
Other power plants in Vestland
- Sima power station1,120 MW
- Tyin power station374 MW
- Evanger power station330 MW
- Jostedal power station290 MW
- Aurland III kraftverk270 MW
- Skagen power station270 MW
- Mauranger power station250 MW
- Blåfalli Vik power station235 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.