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South-West Norway

44.6% full

Capacity

34.0 TWh

Energy stored

15.2 TWh

Hub city

Kristiansand

Last updated

2026-06-07

Current fill

44.6%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

+7.0%

gaining

vs 1 year ago

-12.2%

year-over-year

7-day trend

rising

Data source: NVE — Magasinstatistikk — weekly filling degree (fyllingsgrad) and energy content (TWh) by elspot price area. Norway is a hydropower system, so storage is reported as energy, not water volume; filling degree is usable energy ÷ usable capacity. Last reading: 2026-06-07.

About South-West Norway

South-West Norway (NO2) is the Kristiansand electricity price area, one of five into which Norway divides its hydropower system. Its reservoirs hold about 34.0 TWh of usable energy capacity. Filling degree is drawn down through winter and refills with snowmelt from late spring; comparing the current curve against earlier years (above) shows whether the area is running wetter or drier than normal.

Frequently asked questions

How full are reservoirs in South-West Norway right now?

As of 2026-06-07, reservoirs in South-West Norway (NO2) were 44.6% full — about 15.2 TWh of stored energy out of 34.0 TWh of usable capacity.

What is NO2?

NO2 (South-West Norway) is one of Norway’s five electricity price areas, centred on Kristiansand. NVE publishes reservoir filling degree for each price area; there is no public per-reservoir feed, so this is the level the data is reported at.

Why energy (TWh) instead of cubic metres?

Norway’s power system is hydropower-based, so NVE measures reservoir storage as the electricity it can generate. Filling degree is usable energy in store divided by usable capacity.

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