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SEV

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Power producer and distributor on the Faroe Islands

SEV is a power producer and distributor on the Faroe Islands. The company name is derived from the names of islands Streymoy, Eysturoy and Vágar, which established the company on 1 October 1946. All municipalities in Vágar, all in Eysturoy except for Sjóvar municipality and all municipalities in Streymoy except for Tórshavn, Kvívík and Kollafjørður met at the first establishing meeting.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1946Founded1
  • Industryelectricity generation1
  • HeadquartersTórshavn1
  • Websitesev.fo

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SEV is a power producer and distributor on the Faroe Islands. The company name is derived from the names of islands Streymoy, Eysturoy and Vágar, which established the company on 1 October 1946. All municipalities in Vágar, all in Eysturoy except for Sjóvar municipality and all municipalities in Streymoy except for Tórshavn, Kvívík and Kollafjørður met at the first establishing meeting. Later all municipalities in the Faroe Islands joined SEV. In 2015 60% of the produced electricity of SEV came from green energy sources, 17,8% came from the windmills in Neshagi and Húsahagi, 42,3% came was hydropower.2

The story

SEV was founded on 1 October 1946. The foundation meeting took place in Tórshavn and was attended by representatives from 19 municipalities from Streymoy, Eysturoy and Vágar. Gunnar Dahl Olsen who was sysselmann and mayor of Vestmanna was the first president of SEV. By 1963, all Faroe's municipalities had joined the company and transferred their own power production capacities to SEV.

In 2015, the company was awarded the Nordic Council Environment Prize.

From Wikipedia’s article on SEV (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

SEV owns and operates 13 various power plants, of these, 3 are thermal, the Strond-, Sund- and Vágur plants.

6 are Hydroelectric, the Strond-, Eiðis-, Fossá-, Mýru- and Heyga plants, as well as the plant in Botni.

In addition to these there are five smaller thermal plants providing power for Fugloy, Mykines, Koltur, Skúvoy and Stóru Dímun, these five are not connected to the main grid and only supply the individual islands and communities. None having engines exceeding 80 kW.

SEV has 5 ENERCON E44(900 kW) wind turbines in Neshagi, on Eysturoy and 13 ENERCON E44 turbines in Húsahagi, Streymoy. The company Røkt owns 3 Vestas V47(660 kW) turbines in Vestmanna, however SEV buys and distributes the power produced there.

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Three Vestas V47 turbines were put up in Neshagi in 2005, but in the winter 2011/2012 two of them were wrecked during a storm and it was decided to take the last one down, two ENERCON E44 turbines were put up in their place.

SEV has formed agreement with Swedish tidal-kite firm Minesto for installing paravane-based electricity generation. Two 100 kW Dragon 4 turbines were installed at Vestmannasund in the Faroe Islands in 2022, joined in February 2024 by a larger 1.2 MW Dragon 12, all powering the Faroese grid.

From Wikipedia’s article on SEV (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1946Founded Founded1

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