MPs Sofie Marhaug, Bjørnar Moxnes, Geir Jørgensen, and Mímir Kristjánsson have tabled a proposal to restrict Norwegian power exports. The proposers argue that high export volumes through submarine cables have driven volatile and elevated electricity prices for households and businesses, and that Norway must introduce mechanisms to curb exports when water reservoirs fall below median levels, as well as renegotiate the cable agreements.
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The Storting calls on the government to establish a control mechanism requiring Statnett to assess and has the authority to reduce export capacity when water reservoir levels fall below the median in Norway's major reservoirs. The government is asked to return to the Storting with any proposed legislative changes needed to implement this system by 2026.
The Storting calls on the government to begin renegotiating the power cable agreements with Germany and Britain to regulate power flows and reduce price spillover effects.
The Storting calls on the government to instruct the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate to end its study programme on potential reinvestment in Skagerrak 1 and 2.
The Storting calls on the government to ensure that hybrid cables are not permitted in offshore wind development.