Tag: electricity
Government struggles under ‘weak’ leadership
NEWS ANALYSIS: Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is on the defensive after his Labour Party has once again crashed in public opinion polls. His...
Parliament called into extraordinary session over Norway’s ‘energy crisis’
NEWS ANALYSIS: Sparks have been flying for months over an ongoing rise in Norway's once-low electricity rates. They've been setting new records in some...
Electricity rates hit new high
Residents of southwestern Norway had to brace for their highest electricity rates ever on Thursday, while their fellow Norwegians in the central and northern...
Record-high electricity rates may spark rationing this winter
Electricity rates set a new summertime record in southwestern Norway on Monday, with consumers having to pay just over NOK 3 per kilowatt hour...
Sparks fly over Royals’ electricity bill
Norway's royal family and all the properties they use have made everyone elses' complaints over high electricity bills pale by comparison. The royals' bills...
Electricity rates can set new record
After a winter with little snow and a spring with hardly any rain so far, Norwegians are being warned to brace for sky-high electricity...
State extends electricity subsidies
Norwegians reeling from the highest monthly electricity bills ever will continue to get financial assistance from the state government, some of it even sweetened....
Electricity bill subsidies to continue
Norwegians stunned by their recent electricity bills got a bit of comfort from the government last week. It announced it will continue to offset...
Petro-profits raise ‘a moral dilemma’
NEW ANALYSIS: Windfall profits from Norway's oil and gas industry aren't only fueling the country's fortunes. Ordinary Norwegians, like others all over the world,...
Energy prices set to fuel more inflation
An Oslo-based oil analyst thinks the price of a barrel of Norway's North Sea crude will rise to well over USD 100 by summer,...
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