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German utility EWE thinks about sale of stake in gas company VNG
EWE AG, Germany's fifth-biggest utility by sales, is in negotiations to vend its stake in gas company VNG AG, a transaction that could bring 1.3 billion euros ($1.45 billion), as stated by two sources familiar with the deal.
read more... 06/03/2015
Nineteen EU nations distribute 500 million free 2015 CO2 permits
Nineteen countries, counting Germany, Britain and France, have thus far distributed a total of approximately 500 million free European Union carbon permits to industry to cover their 2015 emissions, as indicated by European Commission data on Tuesday.
read more... 04/03/2015
Germany: Steag seen as possible purchaser of Vattenfall lignite assets
The manager of German energy sector trade union BCE declared it would be "not unreasonable" for German electricity company Steag GmbH to manifest interest in acquiring lignite assets Swedish utility Vattenfall has put up for sale in Germany, less than two weeks after Steag stated it was not in negotiations.
read more... 02/03/2015
E.ON has a purchaser for its stake in Latvian gas company
Germany's E.ON has found an acquirer for its stake of 47.2 percent in Latvian gas utility Latvijas Gaze, releasing the government from the necessity to intervene, as declared by the Baltic country's prime minister on Wednesday.
read more... 19/02/2015
CEZ thinks about bidding for Vattenfall’s German lignite and hydro assets
Czech electricity producer CEZ will think about an offer for Vattenfall's lignite power plants in Germany and might also be interested in its hydro assets, as it stated on Thursday.
read more... 11/02/2015