Norway

Kåven kraftverk — 5 MW Hydroelectric

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Kåven kraftverk is a 5 MW hydro power plant located in Norway. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
5 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1952

Year online

Owner
Alta kraftlag

Operator

Location
70.12, 22.80

Coordinates

Insights

#363
largest in Norway
#6,603
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#30,103
largest worldwide
1952
32 yrs older than avg
3
operated by Alta kraftlag
6
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
5 MW
Commissioned
1952
Status
Operational
Owner
Alta kraftlag
Country
Norway
Coordinates
70.118, 22.796

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
378 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
30,275 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

82
cars / year
50
homes / year
17,201
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

About this plant

Kåven kraftverk is a 4.5 MW hydro power plant in Norway, operated by Alta kraftlag since 1952.

Ranked #312 of 376 hydro plants in Norway. Its 4.5 MW represents 0.01% of Norway’s total hydro capacity of 33,795 MW. The largest hydro plant in Norway is Kvilldal at 1,444 MW, making Kåven kraftverk 320 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Mattisfoss kraftverk (2.3 MW, Hydro) and Hakkstabben kraftverk (0.8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Finnmark, approximately 1,200 km north of Oslo.

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