30 Years of Innovation and Excellence: GRID-Arendal Annual Report 2019

Investing in GRID-Arendal’s future

As GRID-Arendal celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2019, we were also taking action to ensure that we can keep doing our work for many decades to come. We signed new framework agreements with our key partners, UNEP and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). We also became full owners of the building where our office is housed, Teaterplassen 3 – a big investment in our long-term future. Our real estate company, Teaterplassen AS, now manages the five-story, 2,200-square-meter building on the scenic waterfront of Tyholmen, the historic neighborhood in central Arendal. Built in 1965 and acquired by GRID- Arendal and the local city government in 2000, the building was given a thorough sustainability makeover in 2006. It now boasts energy-efficient systems for lighting, heating, and ventilation, as well as numerous other eco-friendly features, making it a showcase for our values and a home where we can comfortably work and grow in the years ahead.

GRID-Arendal Managing Director Peter Harris (left) looks on as GRID-Arendal Board Chair Jan-Gunnar Winther (centre) and Norway’s Minister of International Development Dag- Inge Ulstein (right) sign an agreement to renew cooperation between GRID-Arendal and Norad.

GRID-Arendal’s headquarters at Teaterplassen 3.

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