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Wind Power Investments Stalled in Sweden This Year

Investments in new wind power have almost completely come to a halt. For the second quarter in a row, investments in turbines landed at zero.

Wind Power Investments Stalled in Sweden This Year

Stegras CEO Highlights Electricity as Key Cost Factor in Renewable Steel Production

Access to large quantities of cheap, renewable electricity up in Boden is highlighted as Stegra's greatest competitive advantage. But access to electricity is at the same time the biggest worry for moving on to the next step.

Stegras CEO Highlights Electricity as Key Cost Factor in Renewable Steel Production

SSAB Delays Luleå Steel Plant Opening by One Year

SSAB's new steel plant in Luleå is being delayed by twelve months, the company writes in a press release. The start of operations is then moved from the end of 2028 to the end of 2029.

SSAB Delays Luleå Steel Plant Opening by One Year

Strategic Power Reserve Needed for Winter to Prevent Shortages

Already by winter, a new so-called strategic reserve needs to be in place, to avoid power shortages when the cold hits. And in a few years' perspective, "significant investments" are required in both new production and power grid, according to Eva Vitell, division head at Svenska Kraftnät.

Strategic Power Reserve Needed for Winter to Prevent Shortages

4 Billion Kronor Investment to Cut Southern Sweden Electricity Prices

The Swedish National Grid will invest 4 billion kronor to expand the transmission capacity of electricity from northern to southern Sweden. The investment is expected to reduce electricity price differences within the country and lead to lower electricity prices in southern Sweden, writes [Dagens industri](https://www.

4 Billion Kronor Investment to Cut Southern Sweden Electricity Prices

Sweden's Single Electricity Area Proposal: Impact on North and South

Everything is possible, says the Energy Companies' electricity analyst Magnus Thorstensson on the question of whether it is possible to make Sweden into a single electricity area. The winners would probably be customers in the south and producers in the north.

Sweden's Single Electricity Area Proposal: Impact on North and South

Sweden Explores Single National Electricity Area

Sweden should have a single electricity area, thinks the government, which is now assigning Svenska kraftnät to investigate as an alternative among several whether it is possible. The goal is to move towards a single electricity area, says Minister for Business Ebba Busch (Christian Democrats).

Sweden Explores Single National Electricity Area

Quarter-hour Electricity Trading Delayed to September 30

It was supposed to be introduced in June. Now, the quarter-hour trading of electricity is being postponed until September 30, announces Svenska kraftnät.

Quarter-hour Electricity Trading Delayed to September 30

Johan Pehrson's Role in Decisions Linked to Wife's Hydrogen Industry

Minister of Education Johan Pehrson (The Liberals) participated in a government decision that benefits the hydrogen industry, although his wife sits on the board of the hydrogen company Metacon, reports Ekot. .

Johan Pehrson's Role in Decisions Linked to Wife's Hydrogen Industry

Could Sweden Face a Power Outage Like Spain's Recent Blackout?

The Swedish power grid is robust. But it is no guarantee that we cannot be affected by a nationwide power outage like the one in Spain.

Could Sweden Face a Power Outage Like Spain's Recent Blackout?

Skåne Liberals Criticize Unchanged Electricity Price Areas as Scandal

A scandal, thinks The Liberals in Skåne. A significantly deeper analysis is needed, believes The Social Democrats.

Skåne Liberals Criticize Unchanged Electricity Price Areas as Scandal

Electricity Decision Criticized for Impact on Swedish Economy

Bad proposal, think both electricity producers and customers. Now the government should give Svenska Kraftnät a new assignment, believes Magnus Thorstensson, analyst at Energiföretagen.

Electricity Decision Criticized for Impact on Swedish Economy

Svenska Kraftnät Maintains Current Electricity Areas, Prices Stay High in South

The large price differences in electricity appear to persist. There will be no new electricity areas.

Svenska Kraftnät Maintains Current Electricity Areas, Prices Stay High in South

New Electricity Pricing Proposal: Stockholm May Face Higher Costs

Stockholmers can become the losers and southerners the winners. Several months delayed, the proposal for new electricity pricing areas will arrive on Monday, April 28, or there may be no change at all.

New Electricity Pricing Proposal: Stockholm May Face Higher Costs

Sweden Urged to Invest in Electricity Supply and Reform Market Rules

Sweden must invest heavily in new electricity production and establish long-term rules of the game that give Svenska kraftnät more responsibility. This is written by the government's investigator, who proposes a three-part reform package, on SvD Debatt.

Sweden Urged to Invest in Electricity Supply and Reform Market Rules

Sweden Boosts Baltic Sea Cable Protection with Faster Response Plan

Suspected cable breaks must be detected and reported faster than today, the government believes. A suspected vessel should not be able to sail away, says Carl-Oskar Bohlin (The Moderate Party), Minister for Civil Defence.

Sweden Boosts Baltic Sea Cable Protection with Faster Response Plan

Electricity Prices to Drop in Southern Sweden, Surge in the North

Around ten percent lower prices in southernmost Sweden and almost doubled electricity prices in the north. This is expected to be the effect of new electricity flows in the coming years, according to Svenska Kraftnät's analysis.

Electricity Prices to Drop in Southern Sweden, Surge in the North

Surplus from Electricity Customers: 200 Billion

The Swedish National Grid Administration is swimming in money, so much that the authority cannot keep up with spending it. The so-called bottleneck revenues in the account are currently 65 billion kronor.

Surplus from Electricity Customers: 200 Billion

Shipping Company Sued for 64 Million for Cable Break

Swedish Kraftnät has sued the owner of a tanker vessel for 64 million kronor in damages for a cable break that occurred in 2022, reports DN. .

Shipping Company Sued for 64 Million for Cable Break

The Baltic States Sever Electricity Cables to Russia

Over the weekend, the Baltic countries are cutting off electricity connections with Russia. Within a day, the situation can become critical if something goes wrong.

The Baltic States Sever Electricity Cables to Russia

Slow going for wind power – "extremely difficult to make it work"

The investments in new wind turbines in Sweden are still slow. The costs are high and the electricity price too low.

Slow going for wind power – "extremely difficult to make it work"

"We have secured Skåne"

Skåne is facing a number of challenges in securing the region's electricity supply. However, according to Svenska kraftnät, the capacity in the transmission grid is not a problem – at least not until 2034.

"We have secured Skåne"

Proposals for new electricity areas delayed

The publication of proposals for Sweden's new electricity areas is being postponed. The recommendations that were supposed to be presented on January 27 will now be published later in the spring, writes Svenska kraftnät in a press release.

Proposals for new electricity areas delayed

Electricians called to civil defence duty

Are you sitting on old electrical skills? Then you can be called up for civil duty. Today, around 300 people will receive a letter from Svenska kraftnät.

Electricians called to civil defence duty