Trond Giske will threaten to shut down foreign cables – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country

Trond Giske’s move comes on a day when the price of electricity in south-west Norway was up to NOK 13 per kilowatt hour. He tells news that the Labor Party has always used electricity to build the country, to provide for industry and business, and that people have secure finances. – We must take back control and show that electricity is a good, not a pure market commodity, says Giske. Rice behind the mirror The Labor Party’s leader in Trøndelag, Trond Giske, says it makes sense that Norway can buy cheap wind power from Germany when it is very windy there. And he believes they can buy back power when they lack electricity. GOOD: Electricity is a good, not a pure market commodity, says Trond Giske. Photo: NTB He therefore wants to regulate the transfer of electricity into and out of the country more strongly. – We must have a regulation of foreign trade. It requires renegotiations and agreements, but then turning off cables can be a trick to change the agreement. Adjustments Giske’s party colleague, energy minister Terje Aasland, believes it is important to ensure that there is a balance in electricity cooperation with foreign countries and that the foreign cables are really used for power exchange, not just for power export. SIMPLE: – Trond Giske often has very simple solutions, says Energy Minister Terje Aasland about Giske’s strategy. Photo: Sara Johanna Ringhagen / news – There is no particular will from our counterparty to renegotiate these agreements. But we have made adjustments. E.g. in the England cable, where we have adjusted down the capacity for exports from Norway in a period where there was no equilibrium, says Aasland. – Simple solutions Terje Aasland does not think that threatening to close foreign cables in order to get better agreements with Germany and England is a good idea. – Now Trond Giske sometimes has very simple solutions. I think it is very unwise to break agreements and behave that way. I think we have to deal with the existing agreements and make the best of it, says Aasland. Published 12/12/2024, at 21.43



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