Varanger Kraft
Varanger Kraft is a municipal owned power company that operates four hydroelectric power stations producing 420 GWh per year through the subsidiary Pasvik Kraft, operates the power grid in the seven owner municipalities in Eastern Finnmark with 3,200 km lines and 16,000 customers, as well as retails power through Barents Energi. Head offices are located in Vadsø.
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| Type | Municipal owned |
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| Industry | Power |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Headquarters | Vadsø, Norway |
Area served | Eastern Finnmark |
Key people | Åge Andresen (CEO) Terje Kofoed (Chairman) |
| Revenue |  NOK 314 million (2006) |
| NOK 109 million (2006) | |
| NOK 101 million (2006) | |
Number of employees | 107 (2007) |
| Website | www.varangerkraft.no |
The company is owned by the municipalities of Sør-Varanger (31.25%), Vadsø (21.88%), Deatnu - Tana (12.50%), Vardø (12.5%), Båtsfjord (9.38%), Berlevåg (6.25%) and Nesseby (6.25%). It operates the power grid in the same municipalities. The four power stations are Gandvik, Melkefoss, Skogfoss and Kongsfjord.
History
The company dates back to 1938. It was made a limited company in 1994, and in 2000 it bought the defunct mining company Sydvaranger, that it later sold to Tschudi Group. In 2003 the company was transformed to a corporate model.