Statnett

Transmission system operator (state-owned)

Appears in 1 story · Last updated Nov 9, 2026

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Norway's grid operator halts new data centre power reservations

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Issued and is administering the pause

On 9 November 2026, Norway's state-owned grid operator stopped booking new power capacity for data centres and froze its handling of the approvals that govern how those facilities behave on the network. Statnett's pause runs until 1 August 2027 at the latest.

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