Summary

In order to increase the transmission capacity and security of supply to the Bergen region in Norway, the Norwegian government granted the concession of a new 90 km 400 kV overhead line into the Bergen region in July 2010. This decision has been considered highly controversial since the new line is planned to go through the picturesque landscape of the national romantic region of Hardanger

Additional informations

Publication type Electra
Reference ELT_260_0
Publication year 2012
Publisher CIGRE
File size 861 KB
Pages number 10
Price for non member 20 €
Price for member Free

Authors

BARBERA, FUNES, SIGWARD, PHILPOT

Power System Reinforcements - The Hardanger Case
Power System Reinforcements - The Hardanger Case