European Commission, Statement, Brussels, 13 October 2014:
"The EU Commission welcomed the
announcement made today by the Norwegian government to licence the
construction of two subsea cables linking Norway to Germany and UK. The
two 1400 MW subsea cables will enable the three countries to exchange
electricity and use the Norwegian hydropower potential.
Vice-President of the EU Commission, responsible for Energy, Günther H. Oettinger said: "This
will help enormously to integrate renewable energy in North-West
Europe. Germany and UK can sell renewable energy to Norway when weather
conditions are such that they produce a lot and Norway can sell
electricity from hydropower. This will benefit both sides and balance
the system."
The licence granted today is a
further step towards building the two subsea cables. The NORD.LINK
interconnector will run between Norway and Germany and the North Sea
Network (NSN) will run between Norway and UK with a goal to be
operational by 2020 at the latest.
The integration of the
Norwegian, German and UK electricity markets, which at the moment are
not connected directly, will ensure improved security of supply in the
two countries, increase market efficiency and further integrate
renewables.
In June 2012, UK Prime Minister
David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Norwegian Prime
Minister Jens Stoltenberg agreed a partnership between the three
countries to secure sustainable long term energy security through
interconnectors connecting Norway to Germany and UK."
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-313_en.htm?locale=en
13/10/14
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