Hafslund (company)

Hafslund ASA is a Norwegian power company. The company owns the power grid and district heating in Oslo as well as nine hydroelectric power plants. Hafslund is the largest owner of power grids and the largest end-user seller of electricity in Norway. Though being listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, the City of Oslo retains a 53,7 percent ownership in Hafslund while Finnish state-owned company Fortum owns 34,1 percent.

Operations

Hafslund is organised into four business areas:

Production covers the Group’s hydropower production.

Heat is responsible for all assignments connected to the Group’s heating and district heating activities.

Networks administers the Group’s grid activities.

Markets is responsible for power sales to the retail and business market, the customer service centre and invoicing services.

Hafslund has in addition these group function areas:

History

The Hafslund corporation was founded in 1898 and in 1899 it bought the Hafslund farm that had the rights to the Sarp Falls in Glomma. In 1986 the group bought Actinor with its subsidiary Nycomed creating the new company Hafslund Nycomed. In 1996 the company was demerged with Nycomed focusing on pharmacy and Hafslund on energy.

Hafslund

Hafslund is a borough located east of the city centre in the city of Sarpsborg, Norway,

Before 1992, Hafslund was a part of Skjeberg municipality. The name Hafslund, which is composed of Hafr, the Old Norse name for husband and lundr meaning grove. There has been a permanent settlement at Hafslund for over 5000 years.

Hafslund Manor

Hafslund Manor (Hafslund Hovedgård) is an estate located just outside Hafslund. At various times, it was owned by the industrialist and timber merchant Benjamin Wegner and by Maren Juel who regarded during her lifetime as the wealthiest woman in Norway. The property is now approximately 6,000 acres, of which approximately a quarter of the acreage is forested. About 2,000 acres leased for residential and industrial land.

The first public record of Hafslund dates to 1344, at which time the farm was crown property. Hafslund Manor dates from 1761. The manor house is located at the old Sandesund ferry site. It was built after the earlier Baroque building burned down in the autumn of 1757. Hafslund Manor has well-preserved buildings and interiors. The main buildings were restored in 1937. Hafslund Manor is now a protected monument. The manor is owned by the industrial group Hafslund ASA with the main building used for meetings and representation by the Hafslund Group.