Farms Invest in Emergency Energy

The latest Møre og Romsdal news from the past 48 hours has been marked by private investments in emergency energy, the opening of a new road and the debate on oil exploration in the Norwegian Sea. Culture and community life round off the period, while several accidents and a drug case are reported at the end of the article.

Møre og Romsdal News: Farms Are Equipping Themselves with Generators

Jørgen Svisdal bought his own generator for 140,000 kroner, according to NRK Møre og Romsdal. The farmer made this decision after repeated power outages and episodes of severe weather. The investment is substantial, but it illustrates a trend: several farmers are now choosing to buy their own backup equipment rather than rely solely on the power grid.

In response to this development, the agricultural federation Bondelaget is asking farmers to consider what they actually need in a crisis. The organization does not set a single list: each farm must assess its needs, according to NRK Møre og Romsdal. The debate concerns the cost of such equipment and who should bear the bill for energy security in rural areas.

A new road open to traffic

Sunnmørsposten reported at 21h on Tuesday that the «nyvegen» (new road) in the county has opened. In a publication at 20h, Romsdals Budstikke clarified that the opening takes place this Wednesday 11 November. Both regional newsrooms have been following the case for several days.

The available sources do not specify either the route or the length of the infrastructure. The information is carried simultaneously by both regional newspapers, making it one of the infrastructure stories of the period in Møre og Romsdal.

Oil: Call to open new zones in the Norwegian Sea

The oil industry and supplier companies believe that new exploration zones are crucial to safeguarding future jobs and skills, reports NRK Møre og Romsdal. Industry players fear that professional communities will decline without new permits. The issue directly concerns the county, where the oil and oil-related sectors are important to local employment.

The Naturvernforbund (Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature) advocates the opposite position: oil exploration must end, according to the same source. The two camps are therefore opposed over the issue of new research zones in the Norwegian Sea.

Culture: Ane Brun changes her tune

Ane Brun, 50, has released the album « I Thought We Were The Same », reports NRK Møre og Romsdal. When she first started out at 27, she produced melodic pop with a guitar that appealed to listeners of her parents’ generation. Her music later evolved into experimental jazz pop, before moving toward something darker, more electronic and intense.

The album opens with « Hold Me », written with Ary. For much of the album, the 2000s artist is almost unrecognizable, according to the regional broadcaster’s review, which highlights the quality of the result.

Health and community life

Romsdals Budstikke reported on Tuesday that a new proposal on ambulances has been submitted. The same publication reports the establishment of a lokallag (local branch) for a cause that records 3 400 new cases per year. The sources do not provide further details on the content of these two matters.

📌 Local briefs

A collision occurred on the E39, at Ørstavegen in Volda, on Tuesday at around 10:15: one person was taken to hospital and another to the legevakt (NRK Møre og Romsdal). The road reopened at 11:30 and the police have opened an investigation, on the assumption that a vehicle crossed the centre line.

Sunnmørsposten reports an accident involving a car fitted with summer tyres, whose driver is from Møre og Romsdal, as well as snowfall in the region on Tuesday evening.

The Sunnmøre court has sentenced a man in his twenties to two years in prison; two men have been convicted for holding 4.8 kilos of hashish in a car and around 5.5 kilos of marijuana at a property in Søre Sunnmøre, or for contributing to it (NRK Møre og Romsdal, Sunnmørsposten). The arrests took place in Volda in June.

The legevaktsentral of a municipality in Nordmøre has reported an avvik: the police are said to have waited six hours before launching searches after the mother of a child who had made several suicide attempts reported his disappearance (NRK Møre og Romsdal).

Sources: NRK Møre og Romsdal, Sunnmørsposten, Romsdals Budstikke — Period: 10 November 2026 and 11 November 2026