Surnadal

Surnadal is emerging as a major datacenter hub with 216 MW of active queue reservations at Surna substation, supported by significant grid infrastructure upgrades.

Active Queue

Production

0 MW

Consumption

342 MW

Cases

6

Active Concessions

Production

0 MW

Consumption

0 MW

Cases

10

Overview

The municipality shows strong energy development momentum with 10 active concession cases and 6 active queue items totaling 341.5 MW consumption demand. Grid infrastructure dominates concessions with major Statnett upgrades including 420 kV Surna-Viklandet voltage upgrades and substation expansions, while datacenters lead consumption demand with three projects totaling 216 MW.

Recent Activity

Significant momentum in May 2026 with two new datacenter projects entering the queue (MAGNORA 96 MW and NFH 30 MW) and Statnett's Todalsfjorden quay facility moving to public hearing phase, indicating accelerating infrastructure development.

Key Substations

Surna transformatorstasjonTrollheimOrkdal transformatorstasjon

Outlook

Strong prospects as a regional energy hub with Surna substation becoming a key connection point for large-scale consumption projects, particularly datacenters and aquaculture facilities, supported by major grid infrastructure investments and proximity to renewable energy sources.

Grid Infrastructure
Data Centers
Hydropower
Industrial
Aquaculture
Oil & Gas
MAGNORA SCALE SURNADAL AS96consumptionSurnaLinja ASIn Queuedatacenter
Nfh 260353 As30consumptionSurnaMellom ASIn Queuedatacenter
SALFJORD AS90consumptionSurnaMellom ASIn Queuedatacenter
SALFJORD AS55consumptionSurnaMellom ASReservedaquaculture
SALFJORD AS55consumptionSurnaMellom ASIn Queueaquaculture
Shell25consumptionTrollheimLinja ASwithdrawnpetroleum
Wäcker Chemicals45consumptionTrollheimTensio ASwithdrawnindustrial
Wäcker Chemicals16consumptionTrollheimTensio ASReservedindustrial