Istad

{{Short description|Norwegian power company}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Istad AS

| logo = Istad logo.png

| type = Municipal owned

| foundation = 1918

| founder =

| location = Oslo, Norway

| key_people = (CEO)
Torgeir Dahl (Chairman)

| area_served = Norway

| industry = Power

| products =

| services =

| revenue = {{profit}} {{NOK|885 million}} (2006)

| operating_income = {{NOK|91 million}} (2006)

| net_income = {{NOK|32 million}} (2006)

| num_employees = 404 (2007)

| parent =

| subsid =

| homepage = [http://www.istad.no istad.no]

| footnotes =

}}

Istad AS is a power company based in the town of Molde in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The company owns the power grid in the municipalities of Aukra, Eide, Fræna, Gjemnes, Midsund, and Molde. It also operates a fiberoptic broadband in Molde. The company owns a 25% stake in the power plants on the river Driva.

The company dates back to 1918, and got the present corporate structure in 1981. It is owned by Trondheim Energi (subsidiary of Statkraft, 49%), Molde Municipality (34%), and Moldekraft (17%).{{cite web|url=http://www.snl.no/Istad_AS|title=Istad AS|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2010-11-06}}{{cite web|url=http://www.istad.no/index.php?page_id=19|title=Om Istad|language=Norwegian|publisher=Istad AS}}