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Alta power station (Norwegian: Alta kraftverk) is a hydroelectric power station located on the Alta-Kautokeino River in Finnmark county Norway. The power station is located in Alta Municipality just north of the border with Kautokeino Municipality. It is operated by Statkraft a Norwegian state-owned electric company and it opened in 1987.The station is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the mouth of the Alta River and it receives most of its water from the great Finnmarksvidda plateau.