Today, wind power is fairly well distributed in the country.

But new wind turbines end up almost exclusively in the north.

- It is good that there is more wind power in the north, it benefits the business community in the north with low electricity prices, but it also needs more in the south, says Linda Burenius, Chairman of the Board of Swedish Wind Energy.

There is 4.9 gigawatts of wind power in the country's two northern electricity areas today, and 4.6 gigawatts in the two southern ones.

But only 0.4 gigawatts are being built in the south, and ten times more, 4.1 gigawatts, in the northern electricity areas.

There is already a lack of capacity to transport enough electricity from north to south.

New wires are delayed

The expansion of wind power will by far replace the electricity from the now closed Ringhals 1 and 2. Sweden's electricity surplus and exports of electricity have increased significantly and are expected to reach new record levels in the next few years, according to Svenska kraftnät's forecasts.

But the balance between north and south is a problem.

New lines are planned, but according to Svenska kraftnät, it will take at least 10 years before all capacity is in place.

More protests in the south

According to Vattenfall and Svensk Vindenergi, one reason why wind power ends up in the north is that it has been more dense with protesting neighbors in the south.

Those who build today also usually want really large-scale wind farms and taller towers, to get better economy.

- Achieving profitability requires really large parks, and such large vacant land areas do not exist in southern Sweden.

In the south, sea-based wind farms are needed, says Linda Burenius.

"There is no cure for the imbalance"

Svensk Vindenergi welcomes the fact that the government has now proposed that the state pay for connection costs for offshore wind farms.

It is believed that the plans for offshore wind farms in the south of the country can be accelerated.

Offshore wind power also provides higher and more even electricity production.

But large-scale offshore wind power will take about ten years before it can be put into operation, says Vattenfall, which among other things designs wind power in the sea off Halland.

- The wind power that will be added in the next few years will not remedy the imbalance between north and south, says Linda Burenius.