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EDF ought to double nuclear electricity sales to rivals
French power utility EDF must be obliged to double the share of nuclear electricity production it vends to competitors from a quarter to up to half so as to raise competition, as stated by GDF Suez's chief executive on Thursday.
read more... 05/12/2014
Belgium will depend all winter on electricity imports
Belgium will have to import electricity every week this winter in case of cold snap and amid weak wind and solar energy output. The situation in Belgium is very tense, with the country becoming structurally dependent on imports after being deprived of several nuclear reactors.
read more... 02/12/2014
Sweden: Vattenfall to put on standby its nuclear plans
Swedish power group Vattenfall, will give up its plans to build new nuclear power reactors because of a new government, including Green Party, which is not supporting them, setting up an energy commission tasked with achieving a 100% renewable electricity system.
read more... 01/12/2014
Renewable energy beats nuclear as Scotland’s main power source
Renewable energy in Scotland from wind farms, hydro power plants and other green sources has exceeded nuclear, becoming the top source of electricity in the nation in the first months of 2014, according to figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
read more... 01/12/2014
Italy: final agreement to vend grid asset stakes to China
Italy has closed a final agreement to vend minority stakes in power grid company Terna and gas network operator Snam to a Chinese state-owned electricity group and Italian investors for 2.4 billion euros ($3 billion).
read more... 28/11/2014