Positive
Project advancing - milestone achieved
High Impact
Major milestone or critical setback
On 11 December 2025, after evaluating the two applications received, the Norwegian Ministry of Energy decided that each consortium would be awarded its own Utsira Nord floating wind project area, granting them a time-limited exclusive right to perform project-specific impact assessments, complete environmental impact assessments, and apply for licences. The decision, taken under Section 2-3 of the Offshore Energy Act, also confirmed that developers submitting licence applications would be eligible to compete for state aid of up to NOK 35 billion, meaning that only two of the three originally planned Utsira Nord areas obtained rights holders in this allocation round.