Norway postpones decision on $2.2 billion power cable to Scotland
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OSLO (Reuters) - Norway is postponing a decision on whether to allow companies to construct a new subsea power cable between it and Scotland, the government said on Wednesday.Known as NorthConnect and partly owned by Swedish energy group Vattenfall [VATN.UL], the project is controversial as some Norwegian lawmakers fear rising grid costs and power prices as output from wind turbines and hydropower dams is exported.Planning for the 2-billion-euro ($2.17 billion) (1.82 billion pounds) project is..