Sweden’s new government this spring is likely to unveil plans for waiving grid connection fees for offshore wind farms in a move that could kick-start development off the country's coasts, a Swedish lawmaker told Recharge.

Rickard Nordin, the energy and climate policy spokesman for the Centre Party in the Swedish parliament, told Recharge: “I would say we have a decision before the summer, and hopefully a scheme in place from the first of January 2020.