Norway prepares first giga-scale North Sea wind auction to become 'green industrial giant'

Tender for half of Southern North Sea 2 zone to be followed by two more 1.5GW auctions as Oslo plans to identify further areas for wind at sea

Left to right: Norway's oil and energy minister Marte Mjøs Persen, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, finance minister Trygve Slagsvold, trade and industry minister Jan Christian Vestre
Left to right: Norway's oil and energy minister Marte Mjøs Persen, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, finance minister Trygve Slagsvold, trade and industry minister Jan Christian VestreFoto: Anne Nordskog/prime minsiter's office
Published 9 February 2022, 15:34Updated 15 February 2022, 08:12
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