The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate ( or NVE) is a
Norwegian government agency
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established in 1921. It is under the
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and regulates the country's
water resources
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and
energy supply. Its mandate includes
contingency planning for
flood
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s, serving as a centre of expertise for
hydrology
Hydrology () is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and drainage basin sustainability. A practitioner of hydrology is called a hydro ...
,
research and development
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, and increasing
energy efficiency. It is a member of the
Council of European Energy Regulators.
The directorate is based in
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
and has regional offices in
Hamar,
Førde,
Tønsberg,
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...
, and
Narvik
() is the third-largest List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway, by population. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Narvik (town), town of Narvik. Some of the notable villag ...
. It also establishes international contacts and undertakes work abroad in
developing countries
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for the
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. , it had over 400
employee
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s. Its website includes statistics on Norwegian energy consumption, production, and prices and a
database
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of Norwegian
lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...
s and
water catchment areas.
The directorate is administratively responsible for the Watercourse Regulation Act (1917), Industrial Concession Act (1917), Energy Act (1990), and Water Resources Act (2000). The directorate can also issue new regulations within the scope of these acts.
References
Presentation of NVE - Brochure accessed 2 April 2006.
External links
NVE homepage accessed 2 April 2006
This is NVE accessed 2 April 2006
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Water Resources and Energy Directorate
Energy in Norway
1921 establishments in Norway
Government agencies established in 1921
Hydrology organizations
Norway
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Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Natural resources agencies