The Ministry of Petroleum and
Energy publishes an English translation of this facts sheet on
energy and water resources in Norway every other year.
In this publication stationary
energy supply and central aspects of the management of water
resources are described. It provides an overview of the energy
resources, management, research, production, transport, trade and
use of energy, special emphasis being laid on hydropower. This
publication is published to provide pure factual information on
energy in Norway.
All production, transport and use
of energy have an impact on the environment. Great emphasis is
placed on environmental aspects, when making decisions in the
energy area. The environmental perspective is described for
different areas in this publication.
In an appendix, a more
comprehensive presentation of one area in particular is presented
each year. This year, the government’s work on establishing a value
chain for CO
2 is reviewed. A value chain includes the capture of CO
2 from releases, CO
2 transport and use of CO
2 to increase oil extraction.
Every effort has been made to
present the most up-to-date statistical material available. In most
areas, the figures are for 2005.
This edition went to press on 26
April 2006.
Facts 2006 in pdf
Foreword
1 Introduction
2 Electricity generation
3 Energy use and heat production
4 The legal framework for hydropower
development
5 Owners and organization of power supplies
6 The transmission grid
7 The power market
8 Research and development
9 International cooperation
10 Water resource management
Appendix