If Utsira Nord does not receive a minimum of two qualified applicants, the lease round will be cancelled or sent back to the drawing board. A failed lease round could be threatening to the Gahr Støre government’s targets, due to the negative market signal during a key timeframe of Norway’s energy transition, according to Ivar Slengesol and Jordan May. Photo: MontageOpinionPublished 15 September 2025, 06:18Updated 15 September 2025, 15:37
Judgment day for Norway: Elections secured short-term offshore wind continuity – but failed lease round will threaten targets
Norway's election is over, and the votes are in. A minority government led by Labour leader Jonas Gahr Støre will continue, supported in parliament by four left-of-center parties that together with Labour will form an 88 v. 81 seat majority.
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