World Power Plants

Framruste power station75 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewableVerified: Mar 2026

Framruste is an 85 MW hydroelectric power plant in Norway, commissioned in an undisclosed year. Ranked #104 of 376 hydro plants in Norway. Its 85 MW constitutes 0.25% of Norway's total hydro capacity of 33,795 MW. The largest hydro plant in Norway is Kvilldal at 1,444 MW, making Framruste 17 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Fortun (273 MW, Hydro), Oyberget (109 MW, Hydro), and Herva (45 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Vestland region, approximately 200 km from the city of Bergen.

Capacity
75 MW
Commissioning Year
2002

24 years old

Owner
Hafslund Kraft
Location
61.9410°, 7.8813°

Norway, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 128. largest of 440 plants in Norway
  • #11,403 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,661 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.19% of the installed capacity of Norway
Age & fleet comparison

24 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Hafslund Kraft operates 9 plants totalling 394 MW

Regional density

40 plants within 100 km, 3,090 MW combined

Nearest plant: Oyberget (7.9 km)

Data provenance

Source: ENTSOE

Location

Coordinates:: 61.941000, 7.881300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Framruste power station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 263 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Hydro
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Norway
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

NorwayEnergy Profile

440
Total Plants
39.5 GW
Total Capacity
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