The project will not affect:
- Protected areas or areas proposed to be protected.
- Intervention-free natural areas (INON), which means that all planned facilities are located close to existing technical facilities.
The project is constructed without:
- New suspended power lines
- New regulation reservoirs
Sauland I, i.e. the Hjartdøla section, utilises the regulation reservoirs that were established in connection with the development of Hjartdøla Power Plant in the 1950s