Fitjar
Fitjar serves as a key transmission hub with the strategic Midtfjellet transformer station supporting regional wind power, industrial connections, and grid infrastructure development.
Active Queue
Production
150 MWConsumption
16 MWCases
3Active Concessions
Production
0 MWConsumption
21 MWCases
6Overview
The municipality benefits from significant transmission infrastructure including the Midtfjellet transformer station, which anchors a 150 MW wind development and multiple grid capacity reservations. Recent activity shows growing demand for transport infrastructure connections alongside established aquaculture and petroleum industry power needs.
Recent Activity
Statens Vegvesen entered the grid queue in May 2025 for a 9 MW transport infrastructure project at Midtfjellet station, indicating continued growth in public infrastructure power demand.
Key Substations
Outlook
Strong prospects as a transmission hub with the strategic Midtfjellet station positioned to support both renewable energy development and growing industrial demand, though the withdrawal of the 200 MW Grønafjellet wind project suggests selective development patterns.
| BOLAKS ENERGY AS | 6.9 | consumption | Midtfjellet | Fagne AS | Reserved | aquaculture |
| MIDTFJELLET VINDKRAFT AS | 150 | production | Midtfjellet | Midtfjellet Vindkraft AS | Reserved | wind |
| STATENS VEGVESEN | 5 | consumption | Midtfjellet | Fagne AS | withdrawn | transport |
| STATENS VEGVESEN | 9.0 | consumption | Midtfjellet | Fagne AS | In Queue | transport |