– There is hardly any other vital activity where society can be paralyzed for a long time with simple means, Vigdis Grønhaug insists. She is assistant director of the National Insurance Agency (NSM). This is reported by Teknisk Ukeblad. NSM’s press officer clarifies that this is not something they have found out recently, but that such sabotage plans have been revealed throughout history. – The power grid is a target for sabotage and malicious acts. The power industry is one of the most valuable things we have, said Grønhaug. The warning came when Grønhaug spoke to the power industry during the Energy Days at NVE on Thursday. Russians in the power sector He believes that the industry, among other things, must ask itself how many Russians work in the power sector in Norway today, and how much Chinese technology is being used. – We know that Russians work there. They are then an inside threat. They can easily access information about the most important values in the power sector, which can be exploited by Russia, says Grønhaug to Teknisk Ukeblad. – That is the big risk, he adds. – Good preparedness Kristian Markegård, responsible for security in the power supply at NVE, believes on the other hand that Norway has a robustness in the power supply that many would envy. – There is not a single switch that takes out our power system, not even parts of it, he says. He further explains that we have redundancy, a good network and good preparedness. NVE has also staffed operational centers that will detect if something is not right, says Markegård.
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