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European Parliament adopts ‘patchwork’ power market reform

The EU’s overhaul of the power market design, sparked by the 2022 energy crisis, was approved by Parliament, paving the way for new price stablisation rules to become law.

read more... 12/04/2024

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Europe’s industrialists want deep reform of power market to tackle €800b grid spending gap

The European Union is facing a grid investment gap of €800 billion until 2030, finds a report commissioned by industry lobby group ERT, who call for another power market revamp to help address the issue.

read more... 09/04/2024

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Europe’s industry and power sector emissions plunge 15% in 2023

The EU’s emissions trading scheme sectors, industry and power, saw emissions drop by 15% in 2023, putting them on track for their 2030 targets, but experts question whether this was because of – or despite – Europe’s carbon trading framework.

read more... 05/04/2024

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The cost of Europe’s new nuclear power plants

An alliance of 14 pro-nuclear EU member states said the EU needs an additional 50 GW of nuclear power by 2050 to meet energy transition targets, requiring the construction of more than 30 new reactors.

read more... 05/04/2024

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EU investigates Chinese bidders over Romania solar tender

The European Union has opened two investigations into whether two Chinese bidders benefited excessively from subsidies in their offers in a public tender for a solar power park in Romania, the European Commision said on Wednesday.

read more... 04/04/2024

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