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Portugal regulator seeks 1.9% power tariffs increase in 2024
Portugal's electricity market regulator ERSE has approved a 1.9% increase in regulated tariffs that affect about a million households and businesses and indirectly influence prices practiced by utilities, from January, it said on Tuesday.
read more... 18/10/2023
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France under pressure to compromise in EU electricity market talks
As France and Germany negotiate a joint agreement to resolve differences over the EU’s proposed electricity market reform, Spain, which holds the EU’s rotating presidency, presented a new compromise proposal on Wednesday (11 October), which seems to put Paris’ back against the wall.
read more... 16/10/2023
Daily (12.10.2023): European spot electricity prices surged on Wednesday amid falling wind output and potential strikes by power workers in France
On Thursday, Oil prices fell following reports that Saudi Arabia had committed to maintaining market stability in the face of possible supply disruptions in the Middle East caused by conflicts in the region. As a result, Brent crude dropped by 2% to settle at $85.82 per barrel, while WTI crude ended at $83.49 per barrel, down 3% day-on-day.
read more... 12/10/2023
France, Germany to aim for energy accord ‘by the end of the month’
Over the years, France and Germany have developed radically diverging electricity systems. While Paris puts large-scale nuclear power plants at the heart of its market, Germany is moving towards a smaller-scale decentralised power generation model relying on 100% % renewable energy.
read more... 12/10/2023
Germany to extend energy price caps until end of March 2024
Germany plans to extend the electricity and gas price caps it introduced last year until March 2024 and the European Commission is examining the measure, a source told Reuters on Friday.
read more... 09/10/2023