Bergenshalvøens Kommunale Kraftselskap

BKK AS
Type	Private
Industry	Power
Founded	June 2, 1920
Headquarters	Bergen, Norway
Area served	Norway
Key people	Jannicke Hilland (CEO); Jan Erik Kjerpeseth (Chairman)
Revenue	NOK 3,554 million (2006)
Operating income	NOK 5,100 million (2018)
Net income	NOK 1,700 million (2018)
Number of employees	1,200 (2019)
Parent	Statkraft (47.9%); Bergen municipality (37.8%); 16 other municipalities
Website	www.bkk.no

BKK is a Norwegian power company based in Bergen. BKK is owned by Statkraft (47.9%), Bergen municipality (37.8%) and 16 other municipalities between Sognefjorden and Hardangerfjorden. It performs production and distribution of electricity, while end-user sales is performed by Fjordkraft, that BKK owns along with Skagerak Energi. Annual production is 7 TWh produced at 29 hydroelectric power plants.

Operations

BKK is the second largest power grid owner in Norway (after Hafslund) with 245,000 grid customers. The company also offered broadband, cable television and as well as the district heating system in Bergen. The main office is located in Bergen. BKK also holds partial ownership of the power companies Sogn og Fjordane Energi (38.51%) and Sognekraft (44.44%).

The power stations operated by BKK include Dale, Evanger, Fana, Fosse, Fossmark, Frøland, Grønsdal, Hellandfoss, Herlandsfoss, Hommelfoss, Kløvtveit, Kollsnes cogenereation plant, Kvittingen, Lundsæter, Matre, Myra, Myster, Møllefossen, Nygård, Oksebotn, Osvatn, Rådal biogas plant, Steinsland, Stend, Takle, Trengereid, Tøsse, Ulvik, Vemundsbotn, Åsebotn.

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