Rana

Rana is experiencing significant industrial transformation with major battery manufacturing and data center projects driving substantial power demand alongside established hydropower development.

Active Queue

Production

45 MW

Consumption

931 MW

Cases

5

Active Concessions

Production

223 MW

Consumption

16 MW

Cases

24

Overview

The municipality shows strong energy sector activity with 27 concession cases and substantial grid queue demand totaling over 930 MW consumption. Multiple large-scale industrial projects including battery manufacturing and data centers are driving unprecedented power requirements, while traditional hydropower development continues with 11 projects totaling 88 MW production capacity.

Recent Activity

Haneseth Energi AS received concession for provisional high-voltage construction power facilities, indicating ongoing infrastructure development activity in the residential sector.

Key Substations

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Outlook

Strong prospects driven by industrial electrification and digital infrastructure demands, with substantial grid capacity reservations indicating continued investment interest. The significant withdrawal of 110 MW industrial consumption and the withdrawn Giga Arctic battery factory project suggest some regulatory or market challenges, but overall momentum remains positive with multiple active projects in development.

Hydropower
45
Grid Infrastructure
Industrial
Data Centers
Transport & EV Charging
Wind Power
Diverse110consumptionRanaLinea ASwithdrawnindustrial
Freyr / T1 Energy396consumptionRanaLinea ASIn Queuedatacenter
Freyr / T1 Energy50consumptionRanaLinea ASReserveddatacenter
NORDLAND DATA AS40consumptionRanaLinea ASIn Queuedatacenter
Sma Mineal60consumptionRanaLinea ASReservedindustrial
SMA MINERAL AS385consumptionRanaLinea ASIn Queueindustrial
STATKRAFT ENERGI AS45productionRanaStatkraft Energi AsReservedhydro