Ullensvang

Overview

Ullensvang hosts 22 active concession cases spanning small hydropower plants, major transmission upgrades, and construction power infrastructure, reflecting a municipality with deep energy roots anchored in its industrial hydropower legacy. The Statnett grid queue reveals ambitious plans, including Lyse Kraft DA's 292 MW pump-storage or large hydro project at Røldal and Statkraft's newly submitted 210 MW production reservation at Åsen, pointing to a substantial pipeline of large-scale generation capacity. Grid infrastructure is actively being reinforced, with Statnett's 420 kV Blåfalli–Mauranger–Samnanger upgrade and BKK's 132 kV Granvin–Bu line replacement both addressing aging transmission assets that are critical to unlocking further development.

Recent Activity

In the past 30 days, Statkraft Energi AS submitted a new 210 MW production reservation to the grid connection queue at Åsen transformatorstasjon (Ny Åsen Stasjon TRA), representing a significant new signal of interest in large-scale generation capacity in Ullensvang.

Key Substations

Municipality Stance

Ullensvang has a long-standing industrial and hydropower tradition, and the municipality appears receptive to energy development — evidenced by a high volume of active concessions with no rejections on record, ongoing large-scale grid upgrades, and significant queue activity from major Norwegian energy companies.

Outlook

Ullensvang's outlook is strong. The 420 kV Mauranger–Samnanger transmission upgrade will substantially increase export capacity from this high-generation area, opening the door for further large hydro development. Lyse Kraft's 292 MW queue reservation at Røldal — paired with a matching 292 MW consumption reservation suggesting a pumped-storage configuration — and Statkraft's 210 MW addition indicate that major players see long-term value here. Smaller hydropower developers also remain active. The main constraint is transmission bottlenecks currently being addressed by Statnett, which, once resolved, should make Ullensvang one of western Norway's most attractive municipalities for energy investment.