Sweden power crunch can be eased with offshore wind, Ørsted says

The best option for Sweden to mitigate a power crunch in the second half of this decade is to speed up approvals for offshore wind parks, said an executive with Orsted A/S.
Photo: Torbjörn Bergkvist / Statkraft
Photo: Torbjörn Bergkvist / Statkraft
By Lars Paulsson / Bloomberg

The largest Nordic economy faces a shortage as demand rises with the electrification of everything from transportation to heavy industry. In a nation with little solar power, offshore wind may be the best option to fill that gap relatively quickly, said Sebastian Hald Buhl, Orsted’s Sweden and Norway chief.

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