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Havbunnsmineralloven trådte i kraft 1. juni 2019 og loven skal legge til rette for undersøkelse og utvinning av mineralforekomster på den norske kontinentalsokkelen.

The European Court of Human Rights' Greenpeace Nordic v. Norway ruling of 28 October 2025 addresses procedural requirements for environmental impact assessments in the context of upstream fossil fuel projects.

Securing grid capacity is a critical legal and operational challenge for data centre developers in Norway. This article examines the evolving regulatory framework governing how grid companies allocate capacity, the stringent maturity requirements projects must meet to secure and maintain their position in capacity queues, and the strategic implications of Norway's shift from a "first come, first served" to a "first mature project come, first served" principle.

On 1 January 2025, the Norwegian Government adopted a new regulation on data centres. Until that point, there had been no comprehensive regulatory framework governing data centre operations in Norway...

The new framework opens the door to increased public financing of investments to accelerate the transition towards a net-zero economy, including in renewable energy production, and represents...

The Norwegian government has introduced measures to accelerate power production and grid expansion, including streamlined environmental assessments, removal of state veto rights in hydropower cases...

Norway's government has unveiled an ambitious package of measures aimed at halving the time required to plan and build electricity transmission infrastructure and accelerate onshore wind development. The reforms introduce statutory two-year licensing deadlines, remove state objection rights, and grant municipalities consent authority over wind projects, fundamentally reshaping the country's approach to power and grid expansion.

The Norwegian government has proposed a comprehensive package of measures to accelerate the development of power grids and renewable energy production. These reforms include simplifying environmental impact...

The Norwegian government's 2027 budget proposes significant changes to electricity support schemes and energy policy, including increased thresholds for household electricity subsidies, advance payments of production taxes to wind power municipalities, and substantial cuts to climate funding. While prioritizing faster processing of power production and grid expansion permits, the budget eliminates certain environmental technology programs and reduces funding to Enova by 3.6 billion kroner.

Energidepartementet sendte 8. oktober 2026 på høring forslag til endringer i energiloven og energilovforskriften om prisregulering av fjernvarme.

Statnett and Renewables Norway have introduced stricter maturity requirements for obtaining and retaining grid capacity rights in Norway, effective July 2026. The new framework imposes tighter zoning requirements...

Statnett and Fornybar Norge have introduced stricter maturity criteria for grid capacity access, requiring approved zoning plans for projects over 100 MW and reducing maximum implementation periods from ten to six years.

This update explores high level trends and legal developments across some of Norway's key business sectors that have an international impact.