Verma Hydroelectric Plant
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Up on the mountainside to the left is a hydroelectric plant connected to Verma Waterfall. Verma Hydroelectric Plant supplies almost all of Rauma municipality with electricity. In 1923, Vermevatnet was regulated. The background for the regulation was a requirement for power supply for the construction of the Rauma Line. Norges Statsbaner (NSB) required electrification, but the Rauma Line was not electrified. The power was used as an aid in the construction of station buildings and, not least, as construction power. The Verma watercourse was protected on April 1, 1993, meaning that only minor developments are allowed in this area. The new Verma Power Plant, which was put into operation in 2019, produces electricity for approximately 5,500 households, covering almost the entire consumption of Rauma municipality.