Production of electricity in Norway 2018, by ownership

The highest volume of electricity produced in Norway in 2018 came from county- or municipally owned power stations. Their combined production reached a volume of around 72.8 terawatt hours, and the total electricity production volume was around 147 terawatt hours that year. Around 70.9 terawatt hours of the production in county- or municipally owned power stations came from hydropower.

Renewable energy in Norway

   Norway is known worldwide for its energy production, especially that its highly renewable. Almost all the energy produced in Norway is renewable, which is due to the high production of hydropower, which stood for 95 percent of the total electricity production in Norway in 2017. The rest consists of thermal and wind power. The total hydropower production that year reached a volume of almost 140 terawatt hours.

Norwegian electricity exports

   Norway also exports some of its electricity, but the electricity exports varied over the years. For example, in 2010, around 7 terawatt hours of electricity was exported from Norway, and two years later this volume had increased significantly, up to around 22 terawatt hours exported. In 2018, the volume had dropped again, and was around 18.5 terawatt hours.