Throughout the autumn, alarms were raised about low water levels in the reservoirs, and the producers were given clear instructions to hold back production in order to increase the level of filling. At the beginning of October, the filling yard nationwide was 64.5 per cent. It was 20 percentage points lower than the median level of the last 20 years, and lower than normal for the time of year. After an exceptionally mild and wet October and November, the magazines have been filled up again. In week 45, the fill rate was 81.9%, which was higher than normal for this time of year. BELOW NORMAL: Once again the degree of filling has gone below normal (median) Photo: Source: NVE / Tore Tollersrud Below normal again But now things have turned around. Norwegian power production has increased while the cold has set in in Europe and the wind turbines have been more or less idle. The degree of occupancy is slightly below normal (the median) in the last week’s statistics from NVE. – This is normal for the time of year and completely within, explains section manager Ann Myhrer Østenby in NVE. But she adds that the power producers must make assessments of how high production should be given the situation with war in Europe. Rødt: The government must ask the producers to hold back Rødt’s parliamentary representative Sofie Marhaug is not reassured. – Have we not learned from how the situation was earlier this year, asks Marhaug and asks the Government to place new restrictions on how much the magazines can be drained. REQUIRES LIMITATIONS: The government must come up with new restrictions on how much water reservoirs can be drained, says Rødt’s Sofie Marhaug. Photo: Tony Ågotnes / news – We cannot leave this to the weather gods, says Marhaug. Aasland: new management mechanism before Christmas Work is underway on a new management mechanism that will limit power exports when there is a risk of rationing, says Oil and Energy Minister Terje Aasland. He hopes this will be in place before Christmas. But Aasland believes it is right that Norway supplies Europe with electricity when there is little electricity production from wind turbines. – But then we will also import when it is windy in Europe, says the minister. Electricity price jumps 20 per cent The daily price in southern Norway (NO1, NO2 and NO5) will be NOK 3.99/kWh on Thursday. It is 65 øre/kWh more expensive than today – a jump of almost 20 per cent. We have to go back to 14 September this year to find a higher daily price in southern Norway. In fact, Thursday will be one of the most expensive so far this year – only 18 days in August and September have been more expensive so far this year, writes Europower.
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The latest figures from NVE show that the net export of electricity was a record high last week – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
