Ebba Busch

New nuclear power is a long-term undertaking for society. It requires investments from both the private sector and the state. In the Spring Amending Budget for 2026, the Government proposes state majority ownership of Videberg Kraft AB and that the state assumes a role in the financing of the future system for radioactive waste management and spent nuclear fuel by reducing risk for those who make the initial investments. Those who produce the waste should also continue to be responsible for their share of the costs.

The Government is now moving forward with an assignment for Svenska kraftnät, Sweden’s power grid authority, that allows for a planned renewal and upgrade of an electricity cable connection to Denmark to be put on hold. At the EU’s meeting of Energy Ministers in March, Swedish Minister for Energy, Business and Industry Ebba Busch announced that Sweden would halt new or upgraded electricity cable connections to continental Europe unless there was a shift in the focus of the legislation being negotiated in the European Commission’s European Grids Package.

Statement by Sweden’s Minister for Energy, Business and Industry and Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch, 10 april, Stockholm.

Statement by Minister for Energy, Business and Industry and Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch at the Energy Council meeting in Brussels on 16 March 2026.

On 18–20 February, Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch will be in New Delhi to take part in the AI Impact Summit. The Summit gathers leaders from more than 30 countries and aims to promote international cooperation in the area of AI.

Today, the Government presented a new SEK 1 billion support package for Ukraine’s energy sector, which has been subjected to intensive Russian strikes this winter. The support will help to meet the country’s urgent energy needs and bolster long-term energy supplies.

For over a century, Sweden and the Nordic-Baltic countries have built energy systems that powered prosperity, independence, and competitiveness. Now, the region aims to build new nuclear power to secure electricity for families, for industry, and to strengthen competitiveness and security.

The Government is presenting a new civilian support package to Ukraine worth more than SEK 1.1 billion to meet Ukraine’s most pressing reconstruction needs and to strengthen resilience. The support will be used to address urgent requirements before and during this winter, and to strengthen Ukraine for future winters.

Their Majesties The King and Queen are paying a State Visit to Canada on 18–20 November 2025 at the invitation of Canada’s Governor General and Commander-in-Chief Mary Simon. The Swedish Government is represented by Minister for Energy, Business and Industry and Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch and Minister for Defence Pål Jonson. Around 30 Swedish companies are participating in the Team Sweden delegation that Business Sweden is arranging on behalf of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. For health reasons, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Richard Wagner is replacing Governor General Mary Simon for the duration of the State Visit. The programme may be updated.

On 4 November, Sweden and Ukraine signed a letter of intent on enhanced innovation cooperation at the WINWIN Summit in Kyiv. Despite the extraordinary challenges Ukraine faces, the country has demonstrated in a powerful way how innovation can develop under pressure. Sweden is deeply committed to supporting Ukraine and the countries share mutual objectives to achieve peace and contribute to development in Europe.

Their Majesties The King and Queen will pay a State Visit to Canada on 18–20 November 2025 at the invitation of Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada.

On 30–31 October, Minister for Energy, Business and Industry Ebba Busch visited Singapore. During the visit, Ms Busch met with Singapore’s Minister of Energy and Swedish companies operating in the country. In conjunction with the visit, two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) were also signed between companies and academia from Sweden and Singapore on green ammonia and quantum technology, respectively.

On October 7, the Government held the Nordic-Baltic Nuclear Investment Summit. Minister for Energy, Business and Industry Ebba Busch hosted the Summit together with Finland’s Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala. Participants in the Summit included six ministers and more than 200 representatives of companies from the nuclear energy and finance sectors of four continents.

Today, 22 October, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is receiving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a meeting in Sweden. Following their meeting, Mr Kristersson and President Zelenskyy will hold a joint press conference to make an announcement in the area of defence exports.

In connection with the International Nordic-Baltic Nuclear Investment Summit held in Stockholm on 7 October 2025, several countries endorsed a joint written statement on the significant role of nuclear power in the energy system.

On Tuesday 7 October, the Government invites you to an international summit on new nuclear energy. Minister for Energy, Business and Industry Ebba Busch, Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson, Minister for Financial Markets Niklas Wykman, Minister for Climate and the Environment Romina Pourmokhtari and Finland’s Minister for Environment and Climate Sari Multala will take part in the summit.

On 7 October 2025, Sweden’s Minister for Energy, Business and Industry Ebba Busch and several ministerial colleagues will host a high-level summit on new nuclear energy in the Baltic Sea region. Finland’s Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala will co-host the event.

(New version) The prevailing security situation is more serious than it has been in several decades, and Russia constitutes a multi-dimensional threat to Sweden. The Government is therefore implementing historic investments in defence. Together with previous budgetary expansions, appropriations increase by SEK 26.6 billion in the Budget Bill for 2026. This corresponds to an increase of 18 per cent over 2025. These proposals and increases broadly strengthen Sweden’s defence capability.

Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Canada’s Minister of Industry, and the Honourable Stephen Fuhr, Canada’s Secretary of State for Defence Procurement, together with Ebba Busch, Sweden’s Minister for Energy, Business and Industry and Deputy Prime Minister, and Pål Jonson, Sweden’s Minister for Defence, released the following statement:

Sweden will contribute USD 275 million – approximately SEK 2.7 billion – for a military support package to Ukraine. At a press conference on 5 August, the Government announced that Sweden will finance an entire support package of US military materiel, together with Denmark and Norway.