details
- Name
- Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE)
- Native name
- Norges Vassdrags- og Energidirektorat
- Address
- P.O. Box 5091
- City
- Majorstua, Oslo
- Country
- Norway
- Phone
- + 47 - 22 95 95 95
- Fax
- + 47 - 22 95 90 00
- nve@nve.no
- Centre Website
- https://www.nve.no/
organisation profile
The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) is subordinated to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, and is responsible for the administration of Norway´s water and energy resources.
The goals of NVE are to ensure consistent and environmentally sound management of water resources, promote an efficient energy market and cost-effective energy systems, and contribute to the economic utilization of energy.
We are Norway’s national centre of expertise for hydrology and play a central role in organizing contingency measures against floods and other emergencies related to watercourses, and is in charge of maintaining power supplies under emergency conditions nationwide.
NVE takes part in R&D and international cooperative efforts in relevant fields, and is the national competent authority on hydrology. NVE headquarters are in Oslo, with regional offices in Tønsberg, Hamar, Førde, Trondheim and Narvik.
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edmo metadata
- EDMO record id
- 1685
- Collating centre
- Institute of Marine Research, Norwegian Marine Data Centre (NMD)
- Latest update
- 6 October 2008 9:47:51 AM