Ministry of Energy

Built World

Preparing regulation changes to let Statnett set connection conditions

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.

Updated 2 days ago

Money Moves

Managing oil production and OPEC+ compliance

Kazakhstan's economy grew 4.2% in the first nine months of 2026 while oil output fell 8.3%. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told a Republic Day ceremony on October 23 that GDP is approaching $350 billion and output per person has passed $15,000, roughly 30% higher than in 2019.

Updated Oct 30

Built World

As of September 2026: Managing power system during emergency

Moldova's 60-day state of emergency over energy and water supplies took effect September 26. The government's first orders restrict electricity exports during evening peak hours and cut lighting in public buildings by at least 30%.

Updated Sep 28