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Norwegian Hydro Stocks Fell Further to 82.1%

ELECTRICITY

Norwegian hydropower stocks fell for the third consecutive week to 82.1% of capacity as of 8 November, further narrowing the surplus to the five-year average, NVE data showed.

  • Stocks declined by 1.5 percentage points last week, compared with a decrease of 2.5 points the week prior.
  • The surplus to the five-year average narrowed to 1.37 points, down from 2.9 points the week before and the lowest level since early July.
  • Hydropower output in Norway decreased last week with output from reservoirs at 11.59GW, down from 14.81GW the week before. Onshore wind output rose by 1.16GW on the week to 2.47GW, Entso-E data showed.
  • Forecasts for the hydro-intensive region of Vestland show minimal precipitation for the remainder of this week, which is likely to fall in the form of snow due to temperatures below zero, limiting inflows into reserves.

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