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Type | Private |
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Industry | Power |
Founded | April 14, 2000 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Agder |
Key people | Tom Nysted (CEO) Lars Erik Torjussen (chair) |
Products | Electricity District heating |
Owner | Statkraft (45.5%) 30 municipalities |
Website | www.agderenergi.no |
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The majority shareholders are the thirty municipalities in the counties of Vest Agder and Aust Agder, who have a combined ownership interest of 54.475 percent. Statkraft Holding AS owns the remaining 45.525 percent of the shares.
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