Thermal electricity production in Norway 2008-2022

In 2022, the production of thermal power in Norway amounted to around 2.4 terawatt-hours, after peaking at roughly 5.6 terawatt-hours in 2010. That same year, thermal power accounted for just under two percent of Norway's electricity production and was the smallest source of energy in the country.

Hydropower in Norway

Hydropower, on the other hand, is the largest source of electricity production in Norway. In 2022, it accounted for over 88.2 percent of the Nordic country's power output. That year, hydropower production In Norway amounted to some 129 terawatt-hours.

Norwegian power station ownership

  County- or municipality owned power stations produce the largest volume of hydropower in Norway. Their production reached around 70.9 terawatt hours in 2021, while hydropower produced from central government owned power stations was almost 55 terawatt hours. In contrast, thermal power production was mainly undertaken by central government owned stations.