On October 27, Anders Ygeman will come to the island.

This is after the region wrote to the Minister on the issue of Gotland's conditions for being a pilot for a sustainable energy system, as well as the need for a robust electricity supply on Gotland.

- We are grateful for the quick response we received from the Minister of Energy to our invitation and are now looking forward to a constructive meeting on site here on the island.

It is of the utmost importance that there is a slightly higher tempo in this matter now.

To develop a robust energy system on Gotland based on renewable energy, a new mainland connection is needed, says the regional board's chairman Eva Nypelius, (C) in a press release.

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The power outages on Gotland are an emotionally charged story.

In the video you get to know more about why.

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