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Norway installed the least amount of renewables in the Nordic region last year. Ahead of the country’s first ever offshore wind auction, we talk to former energy minister Åslaug Haga about the outlook for new green energy in terms of meeting growing demand. Listen to a discussion on the ways in which country should speed up capacity build and why it is important to avoid the “ketchup effect”.
Host: Snjólfur Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief, Montel
Guest: Åslaug Haga, Director, Renewables Norway.
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