Visitor's power plants

Power plants you can visit

Five of Statkraft’s hydropower plants are so-called visitor’s power plants. Here, we have created regional information centres where visitors can see exhibitions and multimedia shows in addition to a tour of the power station.

The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) regulations on emergency contingency security apply to visits to the power plants. This is taken care of by Statkraft.


Sima Power Plant 
From the middle of June until the middle of August, there are tours every day at 10 a.m., 12.00 a.m. and 2 p.m. In July, there is also a tour at 3.30 p.m. It is also possible to arrange tours at other times by agreement. Please contact Eidfjord Reiselivslag (Eidfjord Tourist Board) on telephone number +47 53 67 34 00.
Sima Power Plant is located at innermost Hardanger Fjord in Simadalen, about 6km from Eidfjord in Hardanger. The road to the power plant (Simaveien) is signposted from the centre of Eidfjord.


Mår Power Plant
The power plant is open to the public from Monday to Friday from 20 June to 20 August with a tour at 12 a.m. For more information, please contact Rjukan Tourist Office on telephone +47 35 08 05 50. School classes and groups can get tours at agreed times, even in the winter months. 
Mår Power Plant is located 5 km southeast of Rjukan in Telemark, on the number 37 main road.


Aura Power Plant
The power plant arrange tours the entire year from Monday to Friday between 08 a.m. and 3 p.m. For more information: Please contact Terje Høydal on telephone +47 71 69 43 20. 

Aura Power Plant is located at innermost Sunndal Fjord, about 3 km from Sunndalsøra in Møre and Romsdal.


Alta Power Plant
Visit the Alta Dam in Sautso with guided tours. These are arranged throughout the year by local tour operators. There is no tour of the power plant. Please contact Henriette Bismo Eilertsen, Flyspesialisten, on tel. +47 78 44 50 50 for more information.


Alta Power Plant is located 46 km from Alta in Finnmark. The road to the power plant and Tverrelvdalen cuts off from the E6, four km north of Alta, but the road up to Alta Power Plant is not open to general traffic.


Jostedal Power Plant
Jostedal is a visitor’s power plant with a permanently attached guide, open from 20 June to 20 August with three tours each day at 10 a.m., 12 a.m. and 2 p.m. with the exception of Saturday and Sunday when it is closed.
The power plant is located approx. 15 km from the community centre in Gaupne.

Please contact Edvard Leirdal, on telephone +47 57 68 92 60 or Odd Arne Myklemyr, on telephone +47 57 68 92 66 for more information.

The article can also be read on the internet:
URL: http://www.statkraft.com/pub/hydropower/hydropowerplants/visitors_power_plants.indexasp