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Regulations prohibiting the use of mineral oil for heating buildings
In its regulation, Norway prohibits the use of mineral oil for heating buildings from 1st January 2020, with some exemptions running up to 2025 for some non-residential buildings (e.g. farms and hospitals).
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Enova Subsidies
Enova supports the adoption of hydrogen technology in Norway’s transport and industrial sectors to aid in decarbonization efforts. Hydrogen, as a clean energy carrier, holds significant potential for reducing emissions and fostering sustainable development. Enova provides financial assistance for projects that utilize hydrogen, particularly in maritime transport, aiming to establish functional value chains and promote the use of hydrogen as a fuel. The overarching goal is to position Norway as a leader in hydrogen technology and clean energy, contributing to both national and international climate ambitions
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Environment-Friendly Energy Research Centres
In 2024, Norway committed the equivalent of up to USD 120 million over 8 years to establish eight new Environment-Friendly Energy Research Centres. Led by research institutions in consortia with the private sector, the centres will undertake long-term research in areas such as CCS, power grids, hydropower, shipping, metallurgy, solar and batteries.
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Feed-in tariffs
Statnett, Norway's transmission grid operator, has a production tariff that is based on the amount of electricity delivered to the grid, calculated using the average annual production over the past 10 years.
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Climate Change Act
The Act aims to promote the implementation of Norway's climate targets which are indicated in the Section 3 and 4 of the Act as follows: - Climate target for 2030: The target is for greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced by 50-55% by 2030 from the level in the reference year 1990- Climate target for 2050: The target is for Norway to become a low-emission society by 2050 and in quantitative terms, to achieve emission reductions of the order of 90-95% by 2050 from the level in the reference year 1990. The act will have an overarching…
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Electricity support scheme
…government introduced a cost predictability scheme for households called "Norway Pric", organized by the state as an alternative to the electricity support scheme. The reference price of the Norway Price scheme is set at NOK 0.4/kWh excluding VAT from 1 October 2025 to 31 December 2026. When the spot price is higher than the reference price, the state covers the difference, and when the spot price is lower than the reference price, households are required to pay the difference to the state. Households can choose between the Norway Price scheme and the electricity price scheme. The government introduced…
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Standards and Labelling for Energy-Related Products
…has been implemented in Norway:- Directive on labelling of energy use in household products with underlying implementing regulations. The Directive has been superseded by a recast Directive concerning labelling of energy-related products, which was implemented in Norway in 2013. As of October 2014, underlying regualtions implemented in Norway cover televisions, tertiary lighting, domestic lighting, refrigerators, freezers and combination models, washing machines, tumble dryers, combination washer/dryers, dishwashers and air condtioners. In addition we have implemented a regulation on labelling of electrical ovens.- Directive for Setting Eco-Design Requirements for Energy-Related Products, which was implemented in Norway in 2011…
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Informative Electricity Bills
A system of informative electricity bills was introduced in Norway in 2002. All customers expected to consume more than 8,000 kWh per year receive bills from the grid company for actual consumption. Customers previously paid on the basis of estimated consumption. In addition, the bill must show how the customers electricity consumption compares with the year before and specifies where advice on energy saving can be obtained. The aim is to make customers more aware of their electricity consumption. In recent years the time needed to change supplier has been reduced, and regulations of waiting tariffs have been introduced…
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Incentives for Low-energy Housing
The Norwegian State Housing Bank assists with achieving Norway's national environmental targets by encouraging the construction of more environment-friendly housing, for example by stimulating low energy consumption. The Housing Bank supports projects that contribute to capacity building; those with a high level of ambition and a high transfer value. The basis for the Housing Banks environmental work is the environmental action plan for 2009 - 2012, issued by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. Almost half of all new homes with a loan through the Housing Bank have specific environmental qualities. Projects focusing on low-energy housing…
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Global Energy and Climate Model Policies
Policies database Underpinning the scenario analysis of the GEC Model, an extensive effort is made to update and expand the list of energy and climate-related policies and measures that feed into our modelling. Assumptions about government policies are critical to this analysis and are the main reason for the differences in outcomes across the scenarios. A summary of some of the key policy targets and measures for different sectors by selected countries and regions can be found in the Annex B of WEO-2025.Although all care has been taken to ensure accuracy, completeness and clarity of content in…
