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| Company type | County owned |
|---|---|
| Industry | Power |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Headquarters | Sørum, Norway |
Area served | Akershus |
Key people | Jørn Myhrer (CEO) Ivar Ueland (Chairman) |
| Products | Hydroelectricity |
| Revenue |  NOK 838 million (2006) |
| NOK 608 million (2006) | |
| NOK 355 million (2006) | |
Number of employees | 24 (2007) |
| Parent | Akershus County Municipality |
| Website | akershusenergi.no |
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The company was founded in 1922. Its first managing director was Augustin Paus. The company is wholly owned by Akershus County Municipality.
In 2011, the Nordic Investment Bank reported: "NIB and the Norwegian energy company Akershus Energi have signed a loan totalling NOK 500 million (EUR 63.3 million) for financing the upgrade of two of Akershus Energi's hydropower plants and the construction of a new district heating plant." [3]
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