Karmøy
Karmøy is emerging as a major offshore wind hub with significant grid infrastructure investments and diverse energy projects spanning petroleum electrification to data centers.
Active Queue
Production
583 MWConsumption
265 MWCases
6Active Concessions
Production
162 MWConsumption
35 MWCases
17Overview
The municipality demonstrates strong energy development momentum with 744.7 MW of production capacity primarily from offshore wind projects, complemented by 300 MW of consumption from petroleum and data center facilities. Recent grid infrastructure upgrades by Statnett and substantial queue reservations indicate robust future growth potential.
Recent Activity
Significant queue activity with multiple project withdrawals totaling over 1 GW, but new industrial and solar projects entering the queue, plus ongoing grid infrastructure upgrades including concession approvals for transformer station connections.
Key Substations
Outlook
Strong prospects as an offshore wind development center with substantial grid capacity being developed, though some volatility evident from recent project withdrawals; diversification into data centers and industrial facilities provides additional growth opportunities.
| Asset Type | Queue Prod MW |
|---|---|
| Offshore Wind | 573 |
| Solar Power | 10 |
| Grid Infrastructure | — |
| Oil & Gas | — |
| Wind Power | — |
| Industrial | — |
| Other | — |
| Data Centers | — |
| Aquaculture | — |
| Transport & EV Charging | — |
| End Customer | MW | Prod/Cons | Station | Status | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtNorth AS | 120 | consumption | Spanne | In Queue | datacenter |
| Carbonor | 10 | consumption | Spanne | withdrawn | industrial |
| Diverse næringsparken | 70 | consumption | Spanne | withdrawn | other |
| Ecofisk | 4.9 | consumption | Spanne | withdrawn | aquaculture |
| ENDRA AS | 10 | production | Spanne | In Queue | solar |
| Equinor Energy AS | 120 | consumption | Spanne | Reserved | petroleum |
| Equinor Energy AS | 20 | consumption | Spanne | withdrawn | petroleum |
| FlexFuels AS | 25 | consumption | Spanne | In Queue | industrial |
| Havvindaktører | 1,000 | production | Håvik | withdrawn | offshore_wind |
| Havvindaktører | 500 | production | Håvik | Reserved | offshore_wind |