Lysaker, 27 July 2005 Nord Pool has received the following information from the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE): During the last two weeks, the Norwegian power production has been reduced by nearly 15 percent. It is mainly hydropower production that has been reduced, as the Nordic consumption has decreased in the summer weeks. As a consequence, the Norwegian export to the other Nordic countries has diminished in the last two weeks. More snow than usual and late melt, has contributed to an effective inflow 11.3 TWh above normal during the last six weeks. In week 29 the inflow was 4.6 TWh, i.e. 30 percent above normal. The filling in the Norwegian reservoirs increased with 3.3 percentage points to a total of 78.7 percent during week 29. Thus the current level is 3.7 percentage points less than normal. In Sweden the reservoir level is 81.3 percent, after an increase of 3.0 percentage points. ------------------------------- Contact person at the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate: Nils Spjeldnæs NVE, tel: +47 2295 9274