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Norway’s data centre strategy 2.0
- Published 7 December 2022; updated 21 September 2026; estimated reading time 2 minutes. The article reports an updated Norwegian data-centre strategy launched in August 2021 by then-minister Linda H. Helleland at AQ Compute’s Follum HPC facility. Measures described include an English-language establishment guide for foreign investors, a heat map for waste-heat use, a stronger Invest in Norway liaison role and a public committee to streamline grid-connection development/licensing.
- The page says the 2018 strategy helped industry expansion and that data centres then contributed about 2,000 jobs. Its projection of over 11,000 jobs by 2025 is a historical forecast, not a verified employment outcome. The strategy’s discussion of renewable hydropower and data centres as critical infrastructure is reported as the government’s position at the time.
- Industry association representatives discussed earlier improvements in taxation and fibre infrastructure and cooperation with the ministry on implementation. Named people in the event/photo caption include Carl von Hessen (Aquila Capital), Petter Tømmeraas (then-new Norwegian Data Centre Industry Association chair), Jørn Skaane (Lefdal Mine), Peder Nærbø (Bulk Infrastructure), Halvor Bjerke (Digiplex), Kathrine Langjord (Statkraft) and Tor Kristian Gyland (Green Mountain). Related industry: Digital infrastructure. Invest in Norway contact pathway linked; no direct contact block.