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Data centres are emerging as critical infrastructure caught between explosive AI-driven demand and limited power capacity, prompting new regulatory frameworks across Europe and Norway. The European Commission's proposed Cloud and AI Development Act aims to accelerate development through fast-track permitting zones, while Norwegian lawmakers consider licensing systems, grid access auctions, and local processing requirements. These regulatory shifts signal a fundamental transformation in how data centre devel

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.