Electricity support scheme
The Norwegian government launched an electricity support packages in the context of the energy price crisis 2021/22.
Subsidies covering 90% of the power price are provided to households when the average market price exceeds 70 øre per kilowatt hour (later 73 øre/kWh from January 2024)
In addition, the following measures were enacted:
- decrease of electrical power tax
- housing assistance
- student support
- efficient energy use initiatives managed by the state-owned ENOVA company
- compensation to municipalities
- temporary support for the agricultural sector
The scheme was later extended in 2023 and 2024.
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