Norway not at risk of power rationing this winter or spring

Norway will not have to ration power supplies this winter or in the coming spring even in the event of an extended cold period and wider energy challenges in the Nordic region, the country’s energy regulator NVE said on Monday.
“Our analyses show that even with significant operational challenges in the Nordics, we will not end up in a rationing situation this winter,” NVE director Kjetil Lund said in a statement.
The message comes as neighbouring Sweden and Finland, as well as Britain, which have direct power links with Norway, are scrambling to find enough power supplies to meet high demand during an ongoing cold snap.
Norway’s water reservoirs, the country’s most important power source, filled up rapidly this autumn after a dry year, prompting the removal in November of a tight supply warning.