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  • Continued international support Is crucial to protect Ukraine’s energy system

    19/12/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    On Friday, December 13, Norway participated in the handover of 12 gas piston engines to local authorities in Kharkiv. These engines will benefit 800,000 residents and 47 hospitals this winter and are already in place in the city.

  • Norway provides new contribution to support Moldova's resilience this winter

    19/12/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Moldova is facing a challenging winter. The country is especially vulnerable due to increased energy prices and uncertainties regarding gas supplies in 2025. Norway is now providing a new contribution of 60 million NOK through the World Bank’s

  • Call for proposals for the first renewable energy guarantees

    15/11/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Norwegian Government has established a new state guarantee scheme for renewable energy projects in developing countries, and on 15 November Norad will issue a call for proposals for the first renewable energy guarantees. The Government's

  • High-powered support for renewable energy projects

    23/10/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is providing NOK 248 million in grant funding to companies seeking to advance the renewable energy sector in developing countries. Grants are awarded during an early project phase in order to decrease risk. ‘This scheme is popular because it

  • UN Summit: Defending international law more important than ever

    23/09/2024 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    This week, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is participating in various events during the UN General Assembly high-level week. ‘In a world rife with conflict causing increasing polarisation, it is more important than ever to safeguard the UN and

  • Norwegian support to strengthen Moldova’s resilience

    18/09/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Norwegian support to Moldova announced during the state visit of Moldovan President Maja Sandu to Norway in the spring has now been distributed. Approximately NOK 275 million of the total NOK 350 million in funding announced by Prime Minister

  • Target to double climate finance exceeded for second year in a row

    10/07/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway’s climate finance amounted to NOK 16.5 billion in 2023. This is NOK 2.5 billion more than the target pledged in 2021 to double our climate finance.

  • Battery initiative to promote renewable energy in developing countries

    02/12/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    In the course of 2024, a new partnership will devote at least USD 1 billion in a historic effort to integrate batteries into the energy systems of developing countries. The aim is to provide millions of people with reliable access to solar and wind

  • Norway has introduced a price cap on Russian petroleum products

    07/02/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway has introduced a price cap on petroleum products from Russia and has incorporated this into the sanctions legislation.

  • Norway has introduced a price cap on Russian oil

    08/12/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway has introduced a price cap of USD 60 per barrel for crude oil originating in or exported from Russia, and has incorporated this into the sanctions legislation. This corresponds to the price cap adopted by the EU and the G7 countries. The oil

  • Norway to use NOK 2 billion to help procure natural gas for Ukraine

    29/08/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Russia’s war on Ukraine is having a dramatic impact on energy security and the economic situation in Ukraine. The Norwegian Government is proposing to provide NOK 2 billion to help ensure that Ukrainians have access to natural gas in the coming