Neutral
Informational - no clear directional impact
Low Impact
Minor progress or informational
By early 2024, following Statnett’s portfolio of Memoranda of Understanding with several North Sea TSOs including TenneT (Germany), dedicated task forces had been established to investigate grid topologies and technical and market issues for possible hybrid interconnectors, including a potential Germany–Norway link. These joint studies on hybrid options in the North Sea are underway, with first assessments of the concepts expected to be published around the end of 2024 and intended to inform future political decisions on which hybrid projects to realise by 2040.