How wind power grew in Norway
Norway's first wind park opened in 1991 on Husfjellet at Vikna, and it was taken down in 2015. Larger farms came in autumn 2002, when Statkraft's Smøla and Hydro's Havøygavlen in Finnmark both opened at 40 MW. Offshore, Equinor's floating Hywind Tampen began production in November 2022. Its 11 turbines, about 140 km out to sea, supply power to oil and gas platforms.
A certificate market shared with Sweden began on 1 January 2012. New Norwegian plants had to be running by the end of 2021, and that deadline caused a rush of building. Public resistance then led to a stop in onshore licensing in 2019. In October 2021 the Supreme Court ruled that the Roan and Storheia farms at Fosen breached the rights of Sami reindeer herders, and that their licences were invalid. Since the 2024 income year onshore wind has paid a ground rent tax at an effective 25%.
Norway had 5,082 MW of onshore wind at the start of 2026, plus Hywind Tampen's 94.6 MW offshore. Wind generated 13.9 TWh in 2025, 8.6% of production. New state support has gone to offshore wind. Ventyr won Sørlige Nordsjø II in March 2024 with up to NOK 23bn of state support, and the Utsira Nord tender drew two applicants in 2025.
Sources: Store norske leksikon · Teknisk Ukeblad · Equinor · IEA Wind · Supreme Court of Norway · Revisjon og Regnskap · Statistics Norway · Energifakta Norge
Where Norway's power comes from, 2025
| Source | Share of electricity |
|---|---|
| Hydro | 90.0% |
| Wind | 8.4% |
| Gas | 0.6% |
| Other fossil fuels | 0.4% |
| Solar | 0.3% |
| Bioenergy | 0.1% |
| Geothermal and other renewables | 0.1% |
Wind farms in Norway
We track 110 wind farms in Norway: 5.2 GW operating and 26.3 GW under construction, consented or planned, with 17.8 GW of it offshore. Each one's owners, turbines and status are in the Wind app.
Electricity data: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Wind farms: national registers and Global Energy Monitor; see data sources.
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