Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (AP) refuses to intervene in the power market and foreign trade despite the ongoing electricity price crisis.
“At regular intervals, there are dry periods or whole dry years. Then we need power from abroad to cover our own deficit. This trade is good for us,” Støre said in an interview with the newspaper Aftenposten/E24.
Furthermore, he is not in favor of shutting Norway off from the European power market, as several political parties have called for.
“It is a dangerous thought – it would not serve us well. It could lead to more expensive electricity and a lack of electricity in certain situations. We will hardly be able to import electricity when we need it without contributing to other countries when they need it. There is reciprocity in this,” Støre said.
He believes that many of the driving forces behind the high electricity prices can not be controlled by politics. Still, he noted that the government would stand up for those hardest hit by the crisis.
“We must prepare for a tough winter. We must be honest and tell the truth about what is to come. Electricity prices will be higher than we have been used to. This is a European energy crisis, which affects us all,” he concluded.
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And the electricity price crisis is directly from the Ukraine War Jonas is having Peace Prize Norway feed with weapons.
How soon can Norwegians connect only two dots? Hmm? 🤔 😈