The Green Party has reported Energy Minister Ebba Busch (KD) to the Constitutional Committee after what the party believes was a false statement about offshore wind power.
Swedish politics"It could take time, in the worst case, up to 15 years, to get new transmission lines in place for the nuclear power projects that are now being discussed. It's like building a railway station where there is no railway," says Mats Tullgren of Eon.
BusinessKärnfull Next - about to be acquired by listed nuclear technology company Studsvik - has submitted an application to the government to build four to six small modular nuclear power reactors a little over a kilometer southeast of Valdemarsvik. A historic day, says Johan Britz (L), acting Minister for Climate and the Environment.
BusinessThe government is launching a rapid investigation into how the state can facilitate the construction of new nuclear power plants.
Swedish politicsWorld Heritage sites are the places that tell the story of us, of human history. But climate change is attacking our common heritage and threatening to destroy it.
SwedenThe price of electricity has skyrocketed over the past month, and in many places it is at its highest level in two years. Anyone having difficulty paying a high bill is urged to contact their electricity company promptly. "There are customers who are expressing concern," Skellefteå Kraft says.
BusinessThe statutory, widely criticized "power tariffs" may be scrapped. I am in favor of stopping them outright, says Energy Minister Ebba Busch (KD).
BusinessWorld Heritage sites are the places that tell the story of us, of human history. But climate change is attacking our common heritage and threatening to destroy it.
SwedenVattenfall must have the costs of the final repository covered. Otherwise, plans for new nuclear power are at risk. There must be a solution for the final repository for spent nuclear fuel so that our project only has to bear its share, CEO Anna Borg says.
BusinessOne of the nuclear reactors at Forsmark will be taken offline on Sunday for a short shutdown, according to the electricity exchange Nord Pool.
BusinessThousands of electricity customers are still without power after the weekend's wind and snow storm. But customers are not without options. Many are waiting for several thousand kronor in compensation, and some for tens of thousands of kronor.
BusinessHeavy snowfall is expected across southern Norrland on New Year's Day. For thousands of customers without power in Gävleborg County, the snowy weather could mean it takes even longer to have their power restored. Jonatan Björck at Ellevio says, "This snowfall is very poorly timed."
SwedenStorm Johannes subsided on Sunday morning. A day later, thousands are still without power - and it could stay that way. "It's a battlefield out there," says Jesper Liveröd at Ellevio.
SwedenVattenfall has, through the project company Videberg Kraft AB, submitted an application to the government for state support to build new nuclear power.
BusinessForsmark 1, which has been temporarily stopped since Monday, will start again on Christmas Eve, Vattenfall says.
BusinessAfter a longer shutdown for maintenance, Forsmark 1 is now back in operation. Now with extra pressure in the pipes.
BusinessThe Swedish electricity grid companies are making substantial profits, TT's review of the companies' accounts shows. The regulation automatically gives a right to overcompensation, says Erik Lundin, researcher and expert on electricity grid regulation. New rules will change that, but only after 2028.
BusinessThe Social Democrats are demanding that the rules for electricity network companies be tightened so that they cannot raise fees at will.
BusinessVattenfall and other electricity network companies' shock fee increases must not be justified by the large investments in the networks they are planning. Historically, the monopoly companies have charged higher fees than they have needed to. The increases are overcompensation, according to the Energy Market Inspectorate (EI).
BusinessVattenfall management and Energy Minister Ebba Busch (KD) are being summoned to the Riksdag's Economic Affairs Committee after the announcement of sharply increased electricity network fees. There is a limit somewhere, says the Left Party's Birger Lahti.
BusinessVattenfall and Ellevio are raising electricity network fees sharply. The reason is large investments in the electricity network, according to the energy giants. It is not reasonable that they are raising the fee far above inflation year after year, says Håkan Larsson at the consumer organization Villaägarna.
BusinessPrime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) is downplaying the importance of a broad energy agreement. At the same time, he says that he feels that there is broad consensus in parliament on new nuclear power, despite failed energy talks. A picture that the Social Democrats question.
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