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Informational - no clear directional impact
Low Impact
Minor progress or informational
On 11 December 2025, the Ministry of Energy announced that two Utsira Nord project areas within the Vestavind F zone will be awarded to consortia led by Equinor Utsira Nord AS and Vårgrønn Utsira Nord AS, and by Harald Hårfagre AS (Deep Wind Offshore Norway AS and EDF Renouvelables International SAS), which must now carry out project-specific impact assessments and licence applications before one of them competes for investment support of up to NOK 35 billion.