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Britain will run its first electricity capacity market auction on December 16
Britain will run its first auction for reserve power capacity on December 16, a model that will be an example for other European nations intending to manage capacity markets that recompense operators for possessing power generation in back-up form.
read more... 22/08/2014
UK's Labour Party to offer Ofgem power to eliminate energy supplier licences
Britain's opposition Labour Party has promised to offer energy regulator Ofgem the authority to annul electricity and gas suppliers' licences if they constantly violate rules and harm their customers.
read more... 21/08/2014
Ukraine: Coal sector hit by the conflict jeopardizes power market
Intense combating in eastern Ukraine has required coal mines to slash production or close completely, jeopardizing the nation's electricity market and potentially obliging the government to reduce exports or straiten consumption.
read more... 18/08/2014
Germany: RWE to mothball another 1, 000 MW of capacity
RWE AG, Germany’s second-largest utility, decided to mothball 1, 000 MW of plant capacity, citing low demand for electricity which made the plants unprofitable.
read more... 14/08/2014
Bulgaria boosts electricity prices, reduces natural gas
Bulgaria raised electricity prices by an average of 2 percent having as objective to control politically sensitive costs in spite of massive deficits in the Balkan country's energy sector.
read more... 07/08/2014