Private company

Trondhjems Elektricitetsværk og Sporvei

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Trondhjems Elektricitetsværk og Sporvei was a municipally owned power company and tram operator in Trondheim, Norway between 1901 and 1936 when the company was split in Trondheim Energiverk (TEV) and Trondheim Sporvei. The company was founded on November 4, 1901, to build a hydro electric power plant at Øvre Leirfoss and the Trondheim Tramway that replaced the old horse omnibus service from 1893.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1901Founded1
  • Industryenergy industry, rail transport1
  • HeadquartersTrondheim1

Trondhjems Elektricitetsværk og Sporvei was a municipally owned power company and tram operator in Trondheim, Norway between 1901 and 1936 when the company was split in Trondheim Energiverk (TEV) and Trondheim Sporvei. The company was founded on November 4, 1901, to build a hydro electric power plant at Øvre Leirfoss and the Trondheim Tramway that replaced the old horse omnibus service from 1893.2

Products and brands

  • power station

Listed on Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Trondheim Sporvei1
  2. Succeeded by TrøndelagKraft1

Timeline

  1. 1936Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1901Founded Founded1