Norway regions of jagged mountains and lakes are perfect for generating electricity from the countless tributary streams and rivers.

The small hydroelectric power stations on Hardanger Fjord are being planned and built by KraftKarane AS, Alpiq’s regional partner.

Vertiginous cliffs, rushing torrents, thundering waterfalls: the region around Hardanger Fjord is ideal for harnessing the power of water or "blue gold". Ecopower Skandinavia AS does this ecologically and sustainably.

This spring a new small hydroelectric power station, situated in Reisæter and partly held by the Alpiq subsidiary, was connected to the grid. Above the small hamlet by the Sørfjord, a tributary of Hardanger Fjords, flow the rivers Bleieelva and Strutåni. At an altitude of 300 meters above sea level these two rivers collectively generate some 6 GWh of electricity per year before irrigating apple orchards and emptying into the ice-blue fjord.

Around 500 Norwegian households are supplied with energy from Reisæter. The energy is sold on the open market by Alpiq subsidiary Alpiq Norway AS. As a result of careful planning, Reisæter's unique vegetation featuring countless species of moss, juniper, blueberries, birches, alder, foxglove and fly agaric remains intact. Because the catchment area of both rivers is in the middle of a large national park.