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Bulgarian government to resign amid protests over high electricity costs
After violent protests against electricity bills and austerity measures, the Bulgarian government has resigned on Wednesday. The Prime Minister, Boiko Borisov, had tried to calm protests pledging to cut power prices and punish foreign-owned companies, but the moves failed to defuse displeasure, and protests continued on Tuesday.
read more... 21/02/2013
Turkey to start construction of its first nuclear power plant in 2014
Stating to the Director General of Akkuyu NGS A.S. Alexander Superfin, the construction of the first nuclear power plant Akkuyu in Turkey will start in early 2014. The preparation of an ecological report on the project’s impact on the environment will be completed in May 2013.
read more... 18/02/2013
UK: Centrica abandons plans to build new nuclear power plants
Centrica has announced that it intends to abandon plans to build new nuclear power stations in the UK because of the rising costs following changes to regulations after the Fukushima disaster in 2011. Centrica had been planning to build four plants with the French supplier EDF, but has now pulled out of the partnership.
read more... 05/02/2013
UK could face energy fines from the European Commission
According to reports, the UK could face more than a quarter million pounds in fines because of the UK’s failure to apply the EU internal energy sector policy in Northern Ireland. Although two warnings Britain has still failed to obey with two measures proposed to open up energy competition for the benefit of the European energy sector and its consumers.
read more... 30/01/2013
Bulgaria nuclear referendum failed on low voter turnout
The controversial referendum, which took place on Sunday in Bulgaria, on whether to build the nation’s second nuclear power plant, has been declared invalid because to a low voter turnout.
read more... 28/01/2013