1   Main figures. 1994-1999
  Unit 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Electricity plants Number 312 326 326 342 349 346
Power producing plants '' 213 215 210 204 189 191
Power stations '' 643 658 676 686 640 670
Hydro electric power stations '' 626 642 660 670 618 617
Prime movers (turbines) MW 27 352 28 000 28 045 27 549 27 767 27 918
Generators MVA 33 428 31 934 32 106 32 128 32 085 32 358
Transmission lines and distribution network km 313 436 313 044 318 954 313 227 320 330 322 574
Overhead lines '' 215 194 214 312 216 849 212 922 214 467 213 706
Underground and submarine lines '' 98 242 98 732 102 105 100 922 105 863 108 868
               
Production of electric energy GWh 113 214 123 011 104 712 111 420 116 787 122 445
Imports '' 4 836 2 300 13 212 8 692 8 046 6 857
Exports '' 4 968 8 962 4 236 4 874 4 412 8 776
Net consumption of priority electric energy '' 97 550 97 450 100 009 98 667 102 984 103 515
Paper and paper products '' 5 908 5 135 5 548 5 591 6 044 5 718
Energy intensive industry '' 28 168 28 369 28 219 28 707 30 197 31 133
Mining, quarrying and other manufacturing '' 8 420 8 539 8 623 8 400 8 979 8 517
Transport '' 604 1 809 1 798 1 567 1 597 1 605
Construction site power '' 432 440 694 604 547 543
Services '' 18 506 17 571 18 253 18 398 19 290 19 532
Households and agriculture '' 35 512 35 587 36 875 35 400 36 331 36 468
Net consumption of non-priority electric energy '' 5 376 7 514 4 137 6 226 7 464 7 005
               
Prices for electricity and grid rent, incl. consumption tax and excl. VAT1 Øre/kWh 35 37 38 40 38 37
Households and agriculture '' 38 40 43 45 42 41
Paper and paper products2 '' 12 13 16 15 15 16
Energy intensive industry2 '' 10 10 11 14 11 11
Mining, quarrying and other manufacturing '' 28 28 30 28 27 26
Services '' 34 34 35 39 36 35
               
Gross fixed capital formation Mill. kr 4 732 4 114 4 479 4 187 4 639 4 817
Acquisition of fixed assets '' 4 987 4 672 4 951 4 640 4 985 5 159
Production plant '' 1 161 1 180 1 346 980 1 253 1 408
Transmission lines '' 787 365 738 784 733 766
Distribution network '' 2 044 2 140 1 669 1 769 1 727 1 782
Other '' 995 987 1 198 1 107 1 271 1 203
- Sale of fixed assets (-) '' 255 558 472 453 346 342
               
Persons engaged Number 19 731 19 454 19 331 18 394 17 529 16 209
Compensation of employees Million kroner 5 424 5 581 5 739 5 389 5 580 5 528
               
Tax on production '' 1 267 1 545 1 626 1 647 - -
Tax on use of electric energy '' 2 847 2 776 3 638 3 219 3 481 3 394
Concession taxes '' 519 542 570 570 547 598
               
Accounting figures3              
Profit margin   17 21 17 18 19 18
Return on total assets Per cent 6 7 7 6 6 6
Return on equity '' 5 8 7 6 5 5
Equity ratio '' 42 44 46 49 49 48
1  Paper and paper products and energy intensive manufacturing not included.
2  Grid rent is not included.
3  Industrial generators are not included.

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