High electricity prices risk hitting households and businesses this winter. Prices are currently above the threshold for the electricity subsidy, particularly in southern Sweden.
BusinessThe power reserve for winter is in place. Svenska kraftnät has signed an agreement to keep the oil-fired Karlshamnsverket ready in case of a power shortage.
BusinessThe electricity grid companies will share approximately eight billion kronor. Svenska kraftnät has decided to remove bottleneck charges in order to provide discounts on network fees.
BusinessNine kronor per kilowatt hour. That's how much electricity costs at times on Monday evenings in southernmost Sweden. For a single quarter-hour, it's a new record.
BusinessSvenska kraftnät is launching a new incentive for landowners to speed up the expansion of the electricity grid. Landowners are now being promised additional retroactive compensation. They will be paid if a doubled compensation level is introduced as planned in 2027 or 2028.
BusinessTwo independent disturbances caused Svenska kraftnät to start up four gas turbines on Monday, the authority stated in a press release.
SwedenElectricity prices may be particularly high this summer, with continued significant variations. However, the electricity supply is considered stable, according to Svenska kraftnät's new report.
BusinessSweden is pausing construction of a new electricity cable to Denmark. The move comes amid continued disputes with the European Commission over how Swedish congestion revenues should be used. "The EU should not be able to steal Swedes' electricity money," says Energy Minister Ebba Busch (KD).
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