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Glomma & Laagen Rivers, Norway
Positive sustainability aspect
Distribution & sharing of benefits Sharing of benefits from the income generated by hydropower occurs through the collection of revenues by municipal authorities in the form of taxes, licence fees and dividends. These total approximately 1.9% of the total budgetary income for the local governments.
The Glomma and Laagen Water Management Authority came into being in 1918. It operates to supply 21 hydropower and industry companies.
The Glomma and Laagen river basin covers 42 000 km2. Hydropower schemes in this system provide power to 1.3 million people living in the basin, and jobs for 2350.
Scheme Specifications
Dam Name
Scheme operator The Glomma and Laagen Water Management Association
Size of scheme (MW) 2165 MW (51 power stations with an average capacity of 42 MW)
Country Norway
Catchment area 42 000 km2
River Glomma in the Osterderdalen Valley and the Laagen in the Gudbrandsdalen
