As Prime Minister of a large energy producing country, I know first-hand that the transition away from fossil fuels will be challenging – but at the same time, with so many opportunities – for climate, nature and environment, cutting emissions, creating jobs – as highlighted by my friend, PM Trudeau. We need to: Ensure energy security,
The chief task of the Ministry of Energy is to develop a coordinated and coherent energy policy. It is an overriding goal to ensure high value creation through the efficient and environmentally-friendly management of the country’s energy resources.
The following persons are responsible for the Ministry of Energy's website: Editor-in-chief: Arvid Samland Web editor: Margrete Løbben Hanssen. Phone: 22 24 90 90 E-mail: postmottak@ed.dep.no. Employees in the Ministry: Depkatalog. Organisation number: 977 161 630
Speech at G20 energy transition working group Speech/statement 09/10/2024 A responsible approach to floating offshore wind Press release 07/10/2024 The government proposes to increase the allocation for resource and environmental mapping of seabed minerals Press release 07/10/2024
The Government will submit a proposal to the Storting in the course of spring 2022 for amendments to the Offshore Energy Act and the appurtenant regulations. The Government plans to open an area totalling five to six times the size of Southern North Sea II, or roughly 1 % of Norway’s sea areas.
The following persons are responsible for the Ministry of Energy's website: Editor-in-chief: Arvid Samland Web editor: Margrete Løbben Hanssen. Phone: 22 24 90 90 E-mail: postmottak@ed.dep.no. Employees in the Ministry: Depkatalog. Organisation number: 977 161 630
The Energy Act of 1990 provided for the liberalisation of the power market. Norwegian consumers were thus among the first worldwide to be able to purchase power from a power supplier of their choice. The ability to choose a supplier on the basis of price or other relevant concerns created a situation of competition between power suppliers.
The proximity to the hydropower resources was also important for the establishment of energy-intensive industry in places such as Odda and Glomfjord on the western coast of Norway. While the industrial revolution other places in the world was powered mainly by coal and oil, Norway could make use of clean and renewable energy in its industrial development.
Electricity production in Norway is for the most part based on flexible hydropower, but both wind and thermal energy contributes to the Norwegian electricity production. In 2013, Norway produced 134 terawatt hours (TWh) electricity.
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