On Monday afternoon, it became known that the government was continuing the process of licensing the controversial NorthConnect power cable to the United Kingdom.
Stein Erik Lauvås at APS energy fraction at Storting is pretty clear about what the app will do.
– We were able to stop this in 2017, because the Solberg government was interested in processing and licensing NorthConnect. Come to think of it, we have gained experience, and now the ministry is doing its job as it should, Lauvås told TV 2.
NO: Stein Erik Lauvås in the APS energy faction of the Storting is quite clear on what he thinks the answer to the application will be. Photo: Stortinget
– Not a chance
Lauvås believed that this concession had no chance of holding.
– The answer is no, I am absolutely sure of it. No license will be issued and I can also add that no license will be issued for a single new foreign cable. If someone wants to try applying, my suggestion is they can save up for the job.
Hurdal’s platform also stated: “The government will not approve any new international connections abroad during this parliamentary term”.
– Better foundation
said NorthConnect chairman, Tore Olaf Rimmereid Technical Weekly that he had noted the case would go to a new trial, but would not say whether he hoped to receive a yes.
– I have no comment on that. We see that processing has resumed and we will make input relevant to processing. Of course we want to do it, said Rimmereid.
Oil and Energy Minister Terje Aasland (Ap) said the case was reopened because there was now a better basis for processing applications.
– Of course, all permit applications in the ministry must be processed properly. We are getting started now, said Aasland.
IN PROGRESS: – Of course, all permit applications at the ministry must be properly processed, said the Minister of Oil and Energy. Photo: Gorm Røseth / TV 2
Want a quick decision
The Ministry of Oil and Energy wants a quick decision. The ministry has asked NorthConnect for any new information that may be relevant to processing the case by February 24.
– In 2018, Labor confirmed that applications for the NorthConnect development were temporarily suspended, in part because we wanted to know more about the effect increased exchange capacity would have on the Norwegian power system. The reason we are continuing the treatment is because we now have a better knowledge base to assess the impact of increased exchange capacity on power systems, said Aasland.
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