Sunndal Energy Concessions

Overview

The municipality shows exceptional energy development activity with 1,131 MW of production and 297 MW of consumption projects in the grid queue. Recent activity includes three new projects totaling 699 MW entering the queue in the last 30 days, demonstrating strong momentum in both renewable generation and industrial consumption.

Outlook

Extremely promising with major grid infrastructure upgrades including 420 kV Surna-Viklandet line and strong pipeline of both renewable generation and industrial consumption projects. The presence of established industrial players like Hydro Aluminium and emerging sectors like hydrogen production creates a diversified energy ecosystem.


Hydropower	1,131
Grid Infrastructure	—
Industrial	—
Oil & Gas	—
Hydrogen & Ammonia	—
Data Centers	—

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AllAverøy Industripark ASBIO3GREEN H ASGrønnkraft ASHydro Aluminium ASMAGNORA SCALE AVERØYA ASSMÅKRAFT ASSTATKRAFT ENERGI AS		Allconsumptionproduction	AllAuraViklandet	AllHydro Aluminium AsLinja ASMellom ASStatkraft Energi AsTensio ASTrønderenergi	Allqueuereserved	Alldatacenterhydrohydrogenindustrialpetroleum
—	600	production	Viklandet	Trønderenergi	In Queue	hydro
AVERØY INDUSTRIPARK AS	20	consumption	Viklandet	Linja AS	In Queue	petroleum
BIO3 AS	40	consumption	Viklandet	Linja AS	In Queue	industrial
GREEN H AS	50	consumption	Viklandet	Linja AS	In Queue	hydrogen
Grønnkraft AS	5.5	production	Aura	Tensio AS	Reserved	hydro
HYDRO ALUMINIUM AS	85	consumption	Aura	Hydro Aluminium As	In Queue	industrial
HYDRO ALUMINIUM AS	7.5	consumption	Aura	Hydro Aluminium As	Reserved	industrial
MAGNORA SCALE AVERØYA AS	94	consumption	Viklandet	Mellom AS	In Queue	datacenter
SMÅKRAFT AS	5.4	production	Aura	Linja AS	In Queue	hydro
STATKRAFT ENERGI AS	520	production	Aura	Statkraft Energi As	Reserved	hydro

Recent Updates

Sunndal

MAGNORA SCALE AVERØYA AS has entered the grid connection queue for a 94 MW datacenter project at Viklandet station in the NO3 price zone. The new application represents a significant power consumption request in the Norwegian grid connection system.

Queue · 16/04/2026

Sunndal

A new 600 MW hydro power project has entered the grid connection queue at Viklandet station in Norway's NO3 price zone. The company behind the project has not been disclosed.

Queue · 26/03/2026

Sunndal

SMÅKRAFT AS has submitted a new 5 MW hydro power project to the grid connection queue at Aura station in the NO3 price zone. The production facility has entered the queue for grid connection approval.

Queue · 24/03/2026

Samlekonsesjon for Statnett SF

Statnett SF filed a comprehensive transmission system operator concession on December 21, 2004, covering grid infrastructure projects across 19 municipalities in 9 Norwegian counties. The filing seeks broad authorization for the state-owned transmission operator to develop multiple power grid assets spanning from northern municipalities like Alta and Narvik to southern locations including Nore og Uvdal and Vik.

Concession · 12/03/2026

Sunndal

Pega Nordic AS has withdrawn its 8 MW datacenter power connection request from the grid queue at Aura station in the NO3 price zone. The project has been completely removed from Norway's grid connection system.

Queue · 05/03/2026

Sunndal

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