Thermal electricity production in Norway 2008-2020

Thermal power is the smallest source of electricity production in Norway. In 2020, the production of thermal power amounted to around 2.7 terawatt hours, after peaking at roughly 5.6 terawatt hours in 2010. That same year, thermal power accounted for less than two percent of Norway's electricity production.

Hydropower in Norway

   Hydropower, on the other hand, is the largest source of electricity production in Norway. In 2020, it accounted for nearly 92 percent of the Nordic country's power output. That year, hydropower production In Norway amounted to some 142 terawatt hours.

Norwegian power station ownership

   County- or municipality owned power stations produce the largest volume of hydropower in Norway. Their production reached around 76.6 terawatt hours in 2020, while hydropower produced from central government owned power stations was almost 44 terawatt hours. In contrast, wind power production was mainly undertaken my privately-owned stations.