Statnett delivered a study to the Norwegian Ministry of Energy evaluating five alternative grid concepts for connecting planned offshore wind capacity in the Sørvest F area to the Norwegian power system, including one radial connection to Norway and four hybrid concepts involving connection to a neighbouring country. The assessment discussed impacts on socio-economic profitability, power prices, and interaction with the onshore power system, and provided input for the Ministry’s selection of a grid concept ahead of any potential tendering of Sørvest F.