Abstract: The invention relates to a sheet glass oven, in particular for tempering glass panes including a lower oven part provided with stove rollers for transporting the temperable glass panes, where the axes of rotation of the oven rollers are arranged substantially in a perpendicular position to the direction of a glass pane extension. The oven also includes a top oven part having a central section and a lid. The oven is also provided with lower heating groups and top heating groups, where the heating groups extend under the oven rollers and the top heating groups extend thereabove and are formed by electric heat resistances.