The Norwegian government has unveiled a white paper on energy policy through 2030, focusing on four priorities:
- strengthened security of supply: Norway will seek to improve the flexibility of its energy system and Nordic cooperation;
- profitable renewable power generation: the government has introduced measures for more efficient licensing process, simplify hydropower licensing, and will introduce a national framework for wind power to help curb conflicts and select only the best wind sites;
- more efficient and environmental-friendly energy consumption: the Norwegian government bets on Enova (that administers the Energy Fund) to reduce emissions, especially in the transport sector, and to develop new energy technologies. Ambitious energy efficiency targets will be established;
- industrial development through renewable energy use.
The government wants a long-term development of profitable wind power in Norway and will not introduce new targets under the existing green certificate system. The last electricity certificates will stop in 2036 and long-term investments will now be decided by the market. The electricity certificate market was introduced in 2012 and is expected to increase renewable power generation by 28.4 TWh in Norway and Sweden (equally divided between the countries) over the period 2012-2020.