The Danish National Audit Office has begun investigating Energinet's expansion of the electricity grid. Rigsrevisionen wrote on its website on Tuesday.
- The purpose of the investigation is to assess whether Energinet has ensured satisfactory management of the expansion of the electricity grid, and whether the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities has satisfactory supervision of this, it states.
The Danish National Audit Office plans to be able to publish the results of its investigation in the first quarter of 2026.
- Energinet's expansion of the electricity grid is an important prerequisite for the green transition - and a large investment, which will ultimately be paid for by citizens and companies, Rigsrevisionen writes.
- It is therefore important that Energinet has good management of progress and costs. It is also important that the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities ensures that the progress in the expansion of the electricity grid supports the political goals in the climate area.
Last year, Energinet concluded that 98 of 174 planned expansions of the Danish electricity grid were delayed. Energinet, which falls under the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities, planned to issue a press release about the delays, but it was shelved after dialogue with the ministry.
The media outlet Zetland revealed the story in March, and this has meant that Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard (M) will have to explain himself in a consultation on Wednesday, to which nine parties have summoned him. Several parties have expressed that their confidence in Lars Aagaard as a minister has been severely challenged.
The National Audit Office is an independent institution that falls under the Folketinget and is part of parliamentary control in Denmark. The National Audit Office, which consists of civil servants, audits the state's accounts.
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