NORWAY WATERFALLS
April 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLNATIONAL regulations in Norway are being challenged for allowing state electricity operators to secure unlimited concessions to exploit waterfalls for hydro-electric projects, whilst time limiting those available to private generating companies to 60 years.The Surveillance Authority of the European Free Trade Area, (EFTA), may try to overturn the law at the EFTA court, which has precedence over Norwegian law. The authority claims that by favouring generators owned by Norway's municipalities, counties and national government, the regulation makes ...
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