The application was submitted to the County Board in 2010 and was approved by the municipality of Harjedalen 2013, which is a precondition for the County Administrative Board to authorize the application under the Environmental Code. The County Administrative Board’s decision has not yet become final.

"We are very pleased that we have been given permission and we are now in the process of analyzing the outcome and to decide what the next step in our process shall be. We see this as a great opportunity for us to develop both the local economy and our project" says Thomas Linnard, CEO, Rabbalshede Kraft.