[{"bbox": [96, 153, 1164, 408], "category": "Text", "text": "reduce CO2 emissions. Particularly in South Greenland, the expansion of the existing hydropower station will decrease the share of households using fossil-based heating sources, e.g., through increased use of electric heating solutions. Moreover, the EWSP will pave the way for green electricity supply for Greenland's first green mining of rare earth minerals. Accordingly the planned expansion of the *Qorlortorsuaq plant* (with potential maturing of a co-grid connection with a new hydro plant in Taseq) in South Greenland from currently 35 GWh/a to 65 GWh/a can be utilised to convert oil-based heating from both public supply and private households in the two towns of Narsaq and Qaqortoq and to deliver green electricity to the Tanbreez mining project¹⁶ on exploitation of rare earth elements, which can be used in the global green transition and play a role in limiting the global CO2 emissions. Six other mines operating in the area could potentially be connected with the expanded hydropower grid."}, {"bbox": [96, 436, 265, 462], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Policy Credibility"}, {"bbox": [96, 464, 1164, 604], "category": "Text", "text": "Attracting investors for the large hydropower potential and the off-take projects creates opportunities for diversifying Greenland's economy, making new income streams and new jobs for the Greenlandic workforce. The job opportunities will be created in relation to the construction activities, the operating activities and also in relation to the spin off possibilities, where excess green electricity or excess heat from an industry plant creates possibilities for new businesses such as green indoor farming."}, {"bbox": [96, 633, 1164, 803], "category": "Text", "text": "Greenland's small administration introduces a risk of slow case handling, which can cause increased expenditures for the potential investor. To avoid this situation, GoG's administration will have to increase its case handling capacity and expand its technical capabilities (in house or external). During the proof-of-concept phase¹⁷, the Ministry of Agriculture, Self-sufficiency, Energy and Environment (MoASEE) will have to hire in extra staff. The energy section has estimated that three new positions are necessary from 2024 to 2028 in order to secure a timely and qualified handling of requests and analysis submitted by investors."}, {"bbox": [96, 830, 514, 858], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# Greenland's Mineral Strategy 2020 – 2024"}, {"bbox": [96, 860, 271, 886], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Policy framework:"}, {"bbox": [96, 888, 829, 914], "category": "Text", "text": "The Government of Greenland has put in place a Mineral Strategy 2020 – 2024."}, {"bbox": [96, 916, 1164, 1000], "category": "Text", "text": "The overall vision of the strategy is to diversify the economy, create new jobs, skills and business for domestic enterprises and contribute with revenues to the treasury to the benefit of the socio-economic development of the Greenland society and welfare state."}, {"bbox": [96, 1028, 1164, 1141], "category": "Text", "text": "The Mineral Strategy 2020 – 2024 contains five priority areas. The overall objective is to strengthen the mineral resources sector by improving the conditions of licensees (mining companies) while at the same time maximising Greenland's benefits from the new initiatives in terms of new jobs, increased revenues and knowledge and capacity building for the GoG administration."}, {"bbox": [96, 1171, 343, 1198], "category": "Text", "text": "The five priority areas are:"}, {"bbox": [96, 1200, 517, 1226], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Improved sharing of geological knowledge"}, {"bbox": [96, 1228, 644, 1254], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Efficient, predictable and transparent case administration"}, {"bbox": [96, 1256, 607, 1282], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Simplified transition from exploration to exploitation"}, {"bbox": [96, 1284, 656, 1310], "category": "List-item", "text": "4. Sustainable development of the mineral resources industry"}, {"bbox": [96, 1312, 440, 1338], "category": "List-item", "text": "5. Competitive tax and royalty model"}, {"bbox": [96, 1368, 1164, 1453], "category": "Text", "text": "According to the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Justice (MoMRJ mineral projects in Greenland do not progress from the exploration phase to the exploitation phase due to lack of investment. This is one of the reasons why the MoMRJ is supplementing the Mineral Strategy 2020 – 2024 with additional initiatives:"}, {"bbox": [86, 1572, 1143, 1622], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁶ Tanbreez Mining signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Greenland utility company Nukissiorfiit in May 2021. It is stated in the MoU that Nukissiorfiit will deliver 30 GWh of green power when Tanbreez starts its production."}, {"bbox": [86, 1621, 982, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁷ Cf. tendering and licensing procedure: https://hydropower.gl/emner/tendering-and-licensing?sc lang=en"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 9 of 36"}]