Trond
Giske,
the
minister
of
trade
and
industry,
presented
the
decision
on
Friday,
says
the
move
will
enable
Statkraft
to
become
one
of
Europe’s
largest
producers
of
renewable
energy.
“Statkraft
can
now
realise
many
projects
and
strengthen
its
position
in
renewable
energy,”
Giske
says.
“The
company
will
now
be
able
to
do
forward-looking
investments
in
hydropower,
wind
power
and
district
heating.”
Statkraft
generated
56.9TWh
of
electricity
in
2009,
with
gross
operating
revenues
of
NKr
25.7bn
($4.18bn).
Statkraft
has
ambitious
expansion
plans
for
renewables
both
within
and
outside
of
Norway,
with
a
focus
on
wind…
