(Lysaker, 08 January 2007) Nord Pool ASA has signed a market maker agreement with Alfa Kraft AB for EU Allowances (EUAs). The market maker agreement will enter into force 9 January, 2007. - The market development is positive. Nord Pool doubled the cleared volume of EU Allowances in 2006 compared to 2005. We are very satisfied with Alfa kraft AB taking the role as market maker. This will further strengthen the liquidity in the market as we next year enter into the main period of the Kyoto agreement, says Torger Lien, president and CEO of Nord Pool ASA. In 2006, the total volume of traded and cleared EU Allowances (1 tonne CO2 =1 EUA) was 59.57 million tonnes compared to 27.96 million tonnes in 2005. About Nord Pool Nord Pool is the world's first international commodity exchange for electricity, green certificates and European Union Allowances (EUAs). The core business of the Nord Pool group is trading and clearing physical-delivery and financially-settled power contracts in the Nordic region (Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway). The group has more than 400 members from 20 countries across a wide range of energy producers and consumers as well as financial institutions. Nord Pool has o v e r 80 members from 16 countries in the emission market. The Nord Pool group comprises the parent company, Nord Pool ASA, and the wholly-owned subsidiaries Nord Pool Clearing ASA and Nord Pool Consulting AS . Nord Pool ASA also owns 20 per cent in Nord Pool Spot AS which organises the Nordic day-ahead electricity market. With its headquarters located at Lysaker just outside Oslo, the group also has offices in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. http://www.nordpool.com/static/nordpool/archive/information/press_releases/01-07mmEUAAlfa.pdf Press release no 01/2007 http://www.nordpool.com/static/nordpool/archive/information/press_releases/08-06intradayGermany.pdf (PDF-format) ------------------------------- For further information, please contact Nord Pool ASA: Torger Lien, president and CEO, phone: +47 6752 8070/+47 9188 8112 Lars Galtung, vice president communications, phone +47 6752 8080/+ 47 9821 4812