Electricity prices in Norway 2023
In 2023, the average wholesale day-ahead electricity price in Norway was 0.620 kr /kWh (▼57% vs 2022). Below is the month-by-month breakdown plus a chart of how prices moved through the year.
Monthly breakdown — 2023
| Month | NOK/MWh | NOK/kWh | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | 1,022.08 kr | 1.022 kr | 3,663 |
| February 2023 | 843.85 kr | 0.844 kr | 3,577 |
| March 2023 | 879.78 kr | 0.880 kr | 3,610 |
| April 2023 | 849.27 kr | 0.849 kr | 2,985 |
| May 2023 | 546.71 kr | 0.547 kr | 2,563 |
| June 2023 | 542.03 kr | 0.542 kr | 2,382 |
| July 2023 | 371.61 kr | 0.372 kr | 2,294 |
| August 2023 | 291.39 kr | 0.291 kr | 2,417 |
| September 2023 | 151.94 kr | 0.152 kr | 2,490 |
| October 2023 | 316.96 kr | 0.317 kr | 3,118 |
| November 2023 | 821.59 kr | 0.822 kr | 3,702 |
| December 2023 | 808.36 kr | 0.808 kr | 3,976 |
Norway's electricity grid runs almost entirely on hydropower — reservoirs covered 88% of generation in 2024 with wind adding 11% and gas/biomass under 2%. Statnett, the state-owned TSO, splits the country into five bidding zones (NO1 South-East, NO2 South-West, NO3 Mid, NO4 North, NO5 West) reflecting the bottlenecks in the meridional north-south transmission corridors. Day-ahead clearing happens on Nord Pool.
HVDC interconnectors to Denmark, Germany (NordLink, 2020), the Netherlands (NorNed) and the UK (North Sea Link, 2021) make Norway a price-balancing hub for north-west Europe — exporting cheap hydro in spring and summer, importing wind in winter. Nuclear-free since the country never built reactors, Norway's 87 TWh of average annual surplus is among the largest in Europe.
Onshore wind permitting was effectively halted between 2019 and 2024 after public backlash; offshore wind tenders in Sørlige Nordsjø II and Utsira Nord aim to add ~30 GW by 2040.