2026-04-152025/26:NU17 · p.2NUBusiness & energy
Network development
Expansion and planning of the Swedish power grid
What's at stake: How the power grid is planned and expanded determines how quickly transmission capacity can increase in different parts of the country, which in turn affects electricity prices, the ability to connect new power generation such as nuclear and wind power, and compensation for landowners affected by new transmission lines.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the planning and expansion of the power grid should be fundamentally changed - with more proactive, long-term sizing, new working methods at the transmission system operator, and scope for private actors to plan grid expansion - or whether today's ongoing investment and expansion work is sufficient.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee welcomes the fact that work to develop and strengthen the Swedish power grid is already under way on a broad front, including through the transmission system operator's investment and financing plan for 2026-2028, with projects such as Greater Stockholm West, Stockholm's Ström, Nordsyd, the Gotland connection, and the Norrland coast measures package. The committee considers this ongoing work sufficient and rejects the motions calling for further action.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 7 (C)
The reservation (C) wants the transmission system operator to plan the power grid more proactively and with a longer time horizon, with larger margins for future needs and capacity for increased output from existing nuclear power, and to be allowed to have private actors plan grid expansion in order to speed up the build-out. The reservation also wants a goal of abolishing electricity price zones and a review of compensation levels for land encroachment, pointing out that congestion revenues show that resources are not the problem but rather the pace of expansion.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 7 by C.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The plan's stance / Actual vote
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | – | Abstain 0/0/18/4 | |||
| S | – | Abstain 0/0/91/15 | |||
| MP | – | Abstain 0/0/14/4 | |||
| C | – | No 0/20/0/4 | |||
| L | – | Yes 13/0/0/3 | |||
| KD | – | Yes 16/0/0/3 | |||
| M | – | Yes 56/0/0/10 | |||
| SD | – | Yes 61/0/0/9 |
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects the motions 2025/26:767 by Joakim Sandell et al. (S) provision 3, 2025/26:848 by Niels Paarup-Petersen (C), 2025/26:990 by Helena Lindahl and Anne-Li Sjölund (both C) provisions 1-3, 2025/26:1437 by Markus Selin et al. (S) provision 4, 2025/26:1442 by Patrik Lundqvist et al. (S) provisions 1-3, 2025/26:1867 by Ulrika Heindorff et al. (M) provision 3, 2025/26:2238 by Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M), 2025/26:2246 by Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M), 2025/26:2519 by Morgan Johansson et al. (S), 2025/26:2796 by Mathias Tegnér (S) provision 12, 2025/26:2797 by Nooshi Dadgostar et al. (V) provision 18, 2025/26:3273 by Linus Lakso et al. (MP) provisions 40, 42, 45 and 46, 2025/26:3282 by Katarina Luhr et al. (MP) provision 8, 2025/26:3328 by Camilla Brunsberg (M) provision 2, 2025/26:3405 by Emma Berginger et al. (MP) provision 42, 2025/26:3422 by Katarina Luhr et al. (MP) provisions 49, 57, 65 and 67, 2025/26:3582 by Rickard Nordin et al. (C) provisions 85, 93, 95-99, 105, 106, 126, 127, 129, 137 and 141, 2025/26:3594 by Fredrik Olovsson et al. (S) provisions 8 in this part and 13, 2025/26:3596 by Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist et al. (C) provisions 19, 24 and 25 and 2025/26:3789 by Daniel Riazat (-) provision 7.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2025/26:767 av Joakim Sandell m.fl. (S) yrkande 3, 2025/26:848 av Niels Paarup-Petersen (C), 2025/26:990 av Helena Lindahl och Anne-Li Sjölund (båda C) yrkandena 1-3, 2025/26:1437 av Markus Selin m.fl. (S) yrkande 4, 2025/26:1442 av Patrik Lundqvist m.fl. (S) yrkandena 1-3, 2025/26:1867 av Ulrika Heindorff m.fl. (M) yrkande 3, 2025/26:2238 av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M), 2025/26:2246 av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M), 2025/26:2519 av Morgan Johansson m.fl. (S), 2025/26:2796 av Mathias Tegnér (S) yrkande 12, 2025/26:2797 av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V) yrkande 18, 2025/26:3273 av Linus Lakso m.fl. (MP) yrkandena 40, 42, 45 och 46, 2025/26:3282 av Katarina Luhr m.fl. (MP) yrkande 8, 2025/26:3328 av Camilla Brunsberg (M) yrkande 2, 2025/26:3405 av Emma Berginger m.fl. (MP) yrkande 42, 2025/26:3422 av Katarina Luhr m.fl. (MP) yrkandena 49, 57, 65 och 67, 2025/26:3582 av Rickard Nordin m.fl. (C) yrkandena 85, 93, 95-99, 105, 106, 126, 127, 129, 137 och 141, 2025/26:3594 av Fredrik Olovsson m.fl. (S) yrkandena 8 i denna del och 13, 2025/26:3596 av Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist m.fl. (C) yrkandena 19, 24 och 25 samt 2025/26:3789 av Daniel Riazat (-) yrkande 7.
Riksdag decision: Parliament voted no on 132 proposals on electricity market matters in motions from the general motion period 2025. The proposals deal with, among other things, overall electricity market matters, network development, electricity support, certain contract and fee matters, support and flexibility services and energy communities. Parliament refers primarily to the policy pursued and ongoing work.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to establish a technology-neutral market mechanism for flexible capacity and review electricity law and grid regulation. (C) — Reservation 7
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:NU17)
- Committee report full text (HD01NU17)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:1316 — Jämlika villkor för alla svenska elkonsumenter oavsett geografisk plats av Per-Arne Håkansson och Niklas Karlsson (båda S)
- Motion 2025/26:1437 — En robust, kostnadseffektiv och rättvis energiförsörjning av Markus Selin m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1442 — För en stark industri och trygg elförsörjning - elektrifiering och fossilfri energi för klimatmålen av Patrik Lundqvist m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1447 — Bättre förutsättningar för en modern industri av Ida Karkiainen m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1551 — Utbyggnad av gasturbiner i Västsverige av Sten Bergheden (M)
- Motion 2025/26:1867 — Reformer för rättvisa elpriser och stabil elförsörjning i Skåne av Ulrika Heindorff m.fl. (M)
- Motion 2025/26:1901 — Ett gemensamt elprisområde av Magnus Manhammar (S)
- Motion 2025/26:2238 — En övergripande säkrad elinfrastruktur av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2025/26:2246 — Säkrad elförsörjning till Gotland av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2025/26:2335 — Gemensamt elprisområde eller kompensation för utsatta regioner av Magnus Manhammar (S)
- Motion 2025/26:2519 — Kompensation för Skåne med anledning av stoppet av vindkraftsutbyggnaden vid Kriegers flak av Morgan Johansson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:2656 — Ett sammanhållet statligt ägande av elnätet av Cecilia Rönn (L)
- Motion 2025/26:2669 — Robust elsystem för Sveriges välstånd av Lars Engsund (M)
- Motion 2025/26:2682 — En nationell strategi för ödrift i elnäten av Magnus Manhammar (S)
- Motion 2025/26:2789 — Klimatet av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:2796 — Om grön tillväxt och gröna investeringar av Mathias Tegnér (S)
- Motion 2025/26:2797 — Energipolitik för mer och förnybar el till rimliga priser av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:2822 — Militärt och civilt försvar samt samhällets krisberedskap av Mikael Larsson m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2025/26:2898 — Rimlig effektavgift på el av Lars Beckman (M)
- Motion 2025/26:2974 — Avveckling av elcertifikatssystemet av Hans Eklind och Camilla Brodin (båda KD)
Source: The Swedish Parliament