(Norwegian) or Fuossko (Lule Sami) is a municipality located in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Fauske. Some of the villages in Fauske include Nystad, Venset, Straumsnes, Sjønstå, Valnesfjord, Finneid, and Sulitjelma.
Salten is a traditional district in Nordland county, Norway. It includes the municipalities of Gildeskål, Bodø, Beiarn, Saltdal, Fauske, Sørfold, Steigen, and Hamarøy. Salten covers an area of about 9,354 square kilometres (3,612 sq mi) and has a population (2016) of about 73,375 people.
Eviny is a Norwegian power company based in Bergen. Eviny is owned by Statkraft (43.44%), Bergen municipality (37.75%), Tysnes Kraftlag AS (1.70%) and 17 other municipalities between Sognefjorden and Hardangerfjorden. It performs production and distribution of electricity. Annual production is 7 TWh produced at 29 hydroelectric power plants.
Nordmøre Energiverk is a power company based in the town of Kristiansund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The company operates hydroelectric power plants and the power grid in the municipalities of Aure, Averøy, Kristiansund, Smøla and Tingvoll. Along with the municipalities, TrønderEnergi owns 49% of the company. The company also operates fiberoptic broadband in the region.
Narvik Energi is a power company that serves Narvik in Norway. It operates seven hydroelectric power stations and Nygårdsfjellet wind farm. The company is owned by the City of Narvik (50.01%), DONG Energy (33.33%) and HelgelandsKraft (16.66%). Total annual average production is 950 GWh.
Skjerstad Kraftlag was a power company that operated in the former municipality of Skjerstad, Norway with about 1,000 subscribers. It was owned by the municipality.
Fauske Lysverk is a private power company that operates the power grid in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway with 6,000 customers and 440 kilometres (270 mi) of power lines. The company does not have any of its own power production. The largest owner is Fauske Municipality (44.64%), Bodø Energi (12.4%) and Salten Kraftsamband. Fauske Lysverk was founded in 1913. As of May 2004 the number of shareholders in the company were 552. The name was later changed to Indre Salten Energi.
Sulitjelma (Norwegian), Sulisjielmmá (Lule Sami), or Sulitelma (Swedish) is a village in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Sulitjelma is situated in a lush inland valley at an elevation of 140 metres (460 ft) above sea level. It is located on the shore of Langvatnet lake, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of the town of Fauske. The lakes Lomivatnet, Kjelvatnet, and Muorkkejávrre are located to the east and south of the village.
Lakså (Norwegian) or Láksoavvo (Lule Sami) is a small village in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village has no permanent residents anymore due to its lack of a road connection. Many of the existing homes in the village are now used as holiday cottages. It is located in a valley on the north shore of the lake Øvervatnet, about 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of the town of Fauske. There were two farms in the valley: Lakså on the shore of Lakså Bay and Nordal somewhat further up the valley.
The Sjønstå River is a river in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The river is located in the valley between the town of Fauske and the village of Sulitjelma.
Sjønstå (Norwegian) or Sjenståhka (Lule Sami) is a village in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located at the southeastern shore of the lake Øvervatnet, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of the town of Fauske. The village peaked in size during a brief time when the Sulitjelma Mines carried out lots of activity in the area, c. 1890 to 1956. Before this time, Sjønstå was just a small farm area.
Fossen is a waterfall along the Sjønstå River in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is about 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) upriver from the Sjønstå farm.
The Lomi Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It utilizes a drop of 580 meters (1,900 ft) between its intake reservoir on Lomivatnet, which can be regulated at a level between 708 m (2,323 ft) and 649 m (2,129 ft). The reservoir is supplied by water from Storelvvatnan, a lake regulated at a level between 798 m (2,618 ft) and 792 m (2,598 ft), and also by some stream intakes. Part of the water supplying the plant is runoff from the Sulitjelma Glacier. The plant has two Francis turbines and operates at an installed capacity of 120 MW, with an average annual production of about 362 GWh. Its total catchment area is 145 square kilometers (56 sq mi). The plant is owned by Salten Kraftsamband and came into operation in 1979. The water is reused by the Sjønstå Hydroelectric Power Station further downstream in the Sulitjelma drainage system.
The Fagerli Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It utilizes a drop of 232 meters (761 ft) between its intake reservoir at Nedre Daja and Langvatnet in Sulitjelma. The plant operates at an installed capacity of 48 megawatts (64,000 hp), with an average annual production of about 252 gigawatt-hours (910 TJ). It is owned by Salten Kraftsamband and came into operation in 1975. The Fagerli plant was the first one built by Salten Kraftsamband, in cooperation with Sulitjelma Mines.
The Balmi River is a river in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It flows about 6.5 km (4.0 mi) from the lake Kjelvatnet at an elevation of 510 meters (1,670 ft) north to the lake Langvatnet at an elevation of 127 meters (417 ft). The river has a drainage basin of 439 square kilometers (169 sq mi). The river is located a short distance south of the village of Sulitjelma and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of the Fauske.
The Sjønstå Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about 1.4 kilometers (0.87 mi) south-southwest of Sjønstå. It utilizes a drop of 126 meters (413 ft) in the Sjønstå River between Langvatnet and Øvervatnet. The plant is a river power station without its own reservoir. It also draws water from the Tverr River and one stream intake. The plant has two 35 MW Francis turbines for an installed capacity of 70 MW, with an average annual production of about 282 GWh. It is owned by Salten Kraftsamband and came into operation in 1983. The plant reuses water that was previously utilized by the Lomi and Fagerli hydroelectric power stations.
The Daja Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about 2.3 kilometers (1.4 mi) east-southeast of Jakobsbakken.
The Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in the municipality of Gildeskål in Nordland county, Norway. Part of the plant's catchment area also lies in the municipality of Beiarn.
The Oldereid Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in Misvær in Nordland county, Norway.
