Party leader Erna Solberg is open to urgently convening the Storting during the holidays to get the proposal in place. Rødt and Frp will also cancel the summer holidays. – The state takes in a lot of money for electricity at the moment. This is a confiscation of money from Norwegian families and businesses, says Solberg in a press release. She believes there is now a strong need for increased electricity support. In recent weeks, electricity prices in south-west Norway have been record high. Last week, the price of electricity passed NOK 4 for one day. Then electricity consumers paid NOK 4.22 for the kilowatt hour, figures from NordPool show. Must decide on an emergency meeting on Monday It is the Presidency of the Storting that must decide whether an emergency meeting can take place. They will do that on Monday, according to Storting President Masud Gharahkhani. – Then we will take into account what the parties think, what are appropriate methods of treatment and progress, he says to news. The Liberals are open to urgently convening the Storting to instruct the government on electricity policy. There is thus a majority in the Storting to cancel the holiday. – If the Storting has to gather to put this in place as early as September, the Liberal Party is prepared to cancel the holiday, says Liberal Party leader Guri Melby to NTB. Believes the government has been behind The price for electricity has been unusually high in recent months. An important reason for this is the troubled situation in the world, and electricity exports. On top of this, there is a low degree of filling in the water reservoirs. – Everyone thought there would be lower prices and less consumption this summer. but prices have become higher, especially in the south and west of Norway. That is why we are in favor of 90 per cent already from September, says Solberg. Today, 80 percent of costs over 70 øre are covered. From the first of October, it will increase to 90 per cent. The Conservative leader believes that the government has been behind ever since it started to rise in the autumn. The party is not in favor of introducing a maximum price for electricity. – Maximum price is not wise when there is now talk of it being so bad that there may be rationing of electricity for the winter. Then the maximum price will not help or provide any incentives to save on electricity. This affects the electricity price: The level of power production in Norway The level of power production in the partner countries The level of power production in countries outside our power market The price of electricity outside our power market Consumers’ electricity consumption The amount of electricity we export abroad Dollar exchange rate The price of CO2 emissions Maintenance work Cable quality Transmission restrictions in the power grid, also called bottlenecks Source: Strøm.no The government is working on new measures – What has been approved in the Storting is 90 per cent from October, says Oil and Energy Minister Terje Lien Aasland (Ap) to news. He understands that many people now need support. The government is now reviewing and evaluating the electricity subsidy to improve the scheme. – One month can mean a lot, but it is not so much that it is necessary to make extensive changes to it now, He goes on to say that the government has constantly adjusted the electricity subsidy. He believes that the Storting must decide for itself whether they want to urgently convene a meeting on electricity subsidies. The government is working on several urgent measures to improve security of supply and mitigate the consequences of the high electricity prices for households. Work is also being done on separate measures aimed at the business world in the parts of the country that are hardest hit by the price shock, according to what news has learned. Terje Aasland is oil and energy minister in Jonas Gahr Støre’s government. Photo: Marte Iren Noreng Trøen / news – We will take the necessary measures to ensure security of supply both through the winter and for the future, says Aasland (Ap) to news. He also makes a promise to consumers: – Norwegian households, most people, can be completely confident that the electricity subsidy will be maintained as long as prices are as high as they are now. According to what news learns, the government is working along several concrete tracks. A new package of measures will be presented “as soon as possible”, perhaps as early as next week.
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The Conservative Party will increase the electricity subsidy – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
