Power plant · Vestland, Norway
Skagen power station
Skagen power station is a hydroelectric power plant in Vestland, Norway, with 270 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 | Vestland | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1959 | 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 | 270 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 61.5050, 7.7025 | 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 researchHow it compares
Skagen power station is the 6th-largest of 88 power plants in Vestland and the 33rd-largest of 590 in Norway by capacity; its 270 MW is 0.53% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vestland | 6th of 88 | 8,896 MW | 3% |
| Norway | 33rd of 590 | 51,251 MW | 0.53% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,493rd of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 21 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortun substation | Substation | — | — | 0.1 km |
| Linja AS 300 kV substation, Luster | Substation | — | — | 0.1 km |
| Jostedal substation | Substation | — | — | 22 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Hydro Energi
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- Lysebotn II power station370 MW
- Tonstad Wind Farm208 MW
- Vemork204 MW
- Såheim power station189 MW
- Suldal I power station185 MW
- Røldal power station172 MW
- Suldal II power station155 MW
Other power plants in Vestland
- Sima power station1,120 MW
- Aurland power station840 MW
- Tyin power station374 MW
- Evanger power station330 MW
- Jostedal power station290 MW
- Aurland III kraftverk270 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.