European Commission, Statement, Brussels, 13 October 2014:
"The EU Commission welcomed the
announcement made today by the Norwegian government to licence the
construction of two subsea cables linking Norway to Germany and UK. The
two 1400 MW subsea cables will enable the three countries to exchange
electricity and use the Norwegian hydropower potential.
Vice-President of the EU Commission, responsible for Energy, Günther H. Oettinger said: "This
will help enormously to integrate renewable energy in North-West
Europe. Germany and UK can sell renewable energy to Norway when weather
conditions are such that they produce a lot and Norway can sell
electricity from hydropower. This will benefit both sides and balance
the system."