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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

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Partners to sign for Norwegian-German electricity cable of 1.5-2 billion euro

Norwegian and German power grid firms and Germany's development bank KfW should make the final investment decision on a 1.5-2 billion euro ($1.7-2.3 billion) power cable between the two countries on Tuesday, as stated by associates.

read more... 10/02/2015

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Germany may require electricity backup scheme beyond 2017

Germany is not developing electricity transport networks fast enough and may require to extend a backup power scheme beyond its planned expiry in 2017, as stated by the country's energy regulator on Monday.

read more... 10/02/2015

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Germany: rate of solar panel additions reduces in 2014

German solar panel installations dropped by 42.4 percent last year to 1.9 gigawatts (GW), as indicated by data from energy regulator, the Bundesnetzagentur.

read more... 04/02/2015

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Germany: Siemens launches first most important direct current electricity link

Germany's Siemens declared on Friday it has transmitted network links for 800 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind capacity to grid firm TenneT, the first important use of direct current transmission in the country.

read more... 02/02/2015

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