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Ambitious offshore wind initiative
11/05/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesToday, the Government is presenting a major initiative to promote offshore wind power. The aim is to use offshore wind power to generate new electricity on a par with the total amount of electricity currently produced in Norway. The initiative will
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Prime Minister Støre joins efforts to increase renewable energy in developing countries
21/09/2022 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has agreed to join the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet. The Alliance aims to provide more people in poor countries with access to electricity through the development of renewable energy solutions to
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The contract for offshore wind at Sørlige Nordsjø II has been signed
19/04/2024 News story Ministry of EnergyToday, Minister of Energy, Terje Aasland met with the leadership of Ventyr SN II, the company responsible for developing the first major offshore wind project on the Norwegian continental shelf. They celebrated the signing of the contract earlier
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Prime Minister Støre visits Norwegian-owned solar power plant in South Africa
23/11/2025 News story Office of the Prime MinisterOn 21 November Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre visited a Norwegian-owned solar power plant in South Africa. The company that owns the plant has provided renewable energy to 200 000 households, and a number of Norwegian companies are now investing in
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Strengthening cooperation on the green transition
08/12/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNorway and Japan have agreed to cooperate more closely on the green transition. This will open up major opportunities for Norwegian companies.
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Ministry of Energy will award Two Project Areas for Offshore Wind in Utsira Nord
11/12/2025 Press release Ministry of EnergyThe Ministry of Energy has evaluated the two applications for the allocation of project areas for floating offshore wind in Utsira Nord. It is now confirmed that each applicant will be awarded their own project area.
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A responsible approach to floating offshore wind
07/10/2024 Press release Ministry of EnergyThe government’s offshore wind initiative continues on a steady course. The government will announce the next project areas for development of offshore wind on the Norwegian continental shelf in 2025 and is proposing 35 billion NOK for a support
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Battery initiative to promote renewable energy in developing countries
02/12/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign AffairsIn the course of 2024, a new partnership will devote at least USD 1 billion in a historic effort to integrate batteries into the energy systems of developing countries. The aim is to provide millions of people with reliable access to solar and wind
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New Important Step in the Government’s Offshore Wind Initiative: Announcing competition for project areas at Utsira Nord
19/05/2025 Press release Ministry of EnergyThe Ministry of Energy is announcing a competition for three project areas for floating offshore wind at Utsira Nord. The project aims to facilitate increased renewable power production, technological development, and new growth opportunities for
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Two Applications to Participate in the Competition for Floating Offshore Wind in Utsira Nord
16/09/2025 Press release Ministry of EnergyThe Ministry of Energy has received two applications for the award of project areas for floating offshore wind in Utsira Nord. The Ministry will now begin the process of assessing the applications.
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Seven applications received for participation in auction for offshore wind in Sørlige Nordsjø II
15/11/2023 Press release Ministry of EnergyThe Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received seven applications for participation in the auction for project area for offshore wind in Sørlige Nordsjø II. The fact that several strong actors show interest in the development of offshore wind on
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Norway and EU establish Green Alliance
24/04/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister‘Norway and the European Union have ambitious goals for climate action and the green transition. The Green Alliance with the EU will facilitate the creation of future green jobs in Norway,’ said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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The Energy Commission submits report to the government
01/02/2023 Press release Ministry of EnergyTerje Aasland, Minister of Petroleum and Energy, received today the final report from the government appointed Energy Commission led by Professor Lars Sørgard. The report examines Norwegian energy policy in a long-term perspective.
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Ventyr SN II AS won the auction for the allocation of a project area for offshore wind in Sørlige Nordsjø II
20/03/2024 Press release Ministry of Energy, Office of the Prime MinisterFollowing a successful auction, it is Ventyr SN II AS, owned by Parkwind and Ingka-group, who will be the first to develop offshore wind in Sørlige Nordsjø II. The winning bid in the auction is 115 øre/kWh. Two bidders participated in the auction.
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Announces the first competitions for offshore wind
29/03/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of EnergyBy announcing the first competitions for offshore wind areas, the Norwegian government takes a big step towards its ambition of allocating areas for 30,000 MW offshore wind by 2040.
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High-powered support for renewable energy projects
23/10/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway is providing NOK 248 million in grant funding to companies seeking to advance the renewable energy sector in developing countries. Grants are awarded during an early project phase in order to decrease risk. ‘This scheme is popular because it
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Partnership to give 300 million people access to electricity by 2030
23/09/2024 News story Office of the Prime MinisterToday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre chaired a meeting of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), where the focus was on a new partnership that is seeking to bring electricity to 300 million people in Africa by 2030.
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Norwegian offshore wind development in New York
21/09/2022 News story Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre highlighted Norway’s offshore wind power initiative in connection with Climate Week NYC. Equinor will be providing nearly two million US homes with electricity generated by offshore wind, making it the largest
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Target to double climate finance exceeded for second year in a row
10/07/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway’s climate finance amounted to NOK 16.5 billion in 2023. This is NOK 2.5 billion more than the target pledged in 2021 to double our climate finance.
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Norway to provide guarantees of NOK 2 billion for renewable energy in the Amazon and Central America
07/11/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterNorway is joining forces with Sweden and Denmark to provide guarantees totalling approximately NOK 2 billion to support renewable energy development in the Amazon and Central America. Together, the guarantees will unlock close to NOK 8 billion for