Eviny is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

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based in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...

. Eviny is owned by Statkraft (47.9%), Bergen municipality (37.8%) and 16 other

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

between Sognefjorden and

Hardangerfjorden The Hardangerfjord ( en, Hardanger Fjord) is the fifth longest fjord in the world, and the second longest fjord in Norway. It is located in Vestland county in the Hardanger region. The fjord stretches from the Atlantic Ocean into the mountain ...

. It performs production and distribution of

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. Annual production is 7 TWh produced at 29 hydroelectric power plantsbr>

Operations

Eviny is the second largest

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owner in Norway (after Hafslund) with 450,000 gri
customers
The company also offered

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and as well as the

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system in Bergen. The main office is located in Bergen. Eviny also holds partial ownership of the power companies Sogn og Fjordane Energi (38.51%) and Sognekraft (44.44%). The power stations operated by Eviny include Dale,

Evanger Evanger is a former municipality in the Voss district of the old Hordaland county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1885 until 1964 when it was dissolved and its lands split between two municipalities. The municipality included the eas ...

Fana Fana is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough makes up the southeastern part of the municipality of Bergen. The borough was once part of the historic municipality of Fana which was incorporated into Bergen ...

, Fosse, Fossmark, Frøland, Grønsdal, Hellandfoss, Herlandsfoss, Hommelfoss, Kløvtveit, Kollsnes cogenereation plant, Kvittingen, Lundsæter, Matre, Myra, Myster, Møllefossen, Nygård, Oksebotn, Osvatn, Rådal biogas plant, Steinsland, Stend, Takle, Trengereid, Tøsse,

Ulvik Ulvik is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality stretches from the Hardangerfjord to the mountains that reach above sea level. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ulvik. The villages of Osa and ...

, Vemundsbotn, Åsebotn. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergenshalvoens Kommunale Kraftselskap Electric power companies of Norway Companies formerly owned by municipalities of Norway Public utilities established in 1920 1920 establishments in Norway Companies based in Bergen Statkraft