The party leader of the Progress Party asks the government to consider the need to acquire new gas-fired power plants. – Now all stones must be turned over. We are in a situation where we can get power rationing in the energy nation of Norway. It will be a scandal, says Listhaug to news. The Progress Party comes up with several proposals on how to solve the electricity problem in Norway. Party leader Sylvi Listhaug is pictured here during the party’s national meeting in April. Photo: Javad Parsa / NTB That is why she believes that new gas power plants must also be part of the government’s assessment, which must find solutions to the electricity crisis. – First and foremost, the gas power plant at Mongstad must be saved, and we expect the government to quickly ensure that this happens, she says. The call from the FRP to consider gas power plants comes together with a number of proposals for the government about what they should do to secure the power supply and limit electricity prices. The day before the presidency of the Storting is to consider canceling the summer holiday because of the electricity situation, the government came up with new measures: Maximum price for electricity The gas power plants are a move to help emergency preparedness so that we do not end up in a situation where electricity rationing is necessary, Listhaug believes. – We have gas power plants in Norway and we can use them, if necessary. We should also see if we should acquire more, if we end up in such a pressured situation, she says. Power proposal from the FRP Storting asks the government to introduce a maximum price for electricity of NOK 0.50 per kWt ex VAT. This applies to everyone, both households and businesses, from 1 September 2022. The electricity subsidy will then be set at 100 per cent above 50 øre. The Storting asks the government to remove the electricity tax from 1 September 2022. The Storting asks the government immediately to emphasize Norwegian, national security of supply in the system for the exchange of power between countries, and to establish a system where net power exports are stopped when storage tanks are at a level lower than normal for the season, where the future forecasts for power production and power reserves in counterpart countries are also taken into account. The Storting asks the government to renegotiate the agreements on the power cables to Germany and England with the aforementioned countries. The government is given a mandate to terminate the agreement if changes that reduce price contagion and reduce the risk of power rationing are not accepted. The Storting asks the government to immediately investigate the possibilities of introducing a tax on export power. The Storting asks the government to stop further electrification of the Norwegian continental shelf with power from shore. The Storting asks the government to halt the shutdown of the gas-fired power plant at Mongstad, and to assess whether other gas-fired power plants in Norway can be used in an emergency situation. The Storting asks the government to work to increase power availability by, for example, moving mobile gas power plants to the southern region (e.g. the mobile gas power plant at Nyhavna which is for sale) The Storting asks the government to assess the need for the acquisition of new gas power plants to strengthen power availability and to return to the Storting before the end of October 2022. The FRP demands that there be an urgent meeting in the Storting on the power situation in Norway, says the party leader. The Storting must have matters for consideration if there is an emergency meeting. Therefore, these proposals are being put forward again, even though several of them have been voted down previously, Listhaug explains. – Now we see that several parties are turning around and supporting the thoughts we had earlier. The most important proposal among those presented by the FRP is to introduce a maximum price for electricity for everyone, Listhaug believes. The FRP wants this to also apply to companies in addition to private households. Considering emergency meeting Today, there will be several meetings at the Storting that are about electricity. The parliamentary leaders from the parties will meet in the Storting. The Prime Minister will then meet the parties in business. Several ministers will also be present at this meeting. The presidency will also meet to decide whether there will be an emergency meeting on electricity in the Storting. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre came up with new electricity measures last night. Photo: Stig Jaarvik / news Both private individuals and companies have criticized the government. The government came up with new electricity measures yesterday, where, among other things, they moved the electricity support scheme for households forward one month and increased the support to 90 per cent. – There will be a slightly bigger cut in the bill in September, said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (Ap) to news yesterday.
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Believes the government must consider new gas power plants in Norway
