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Spain off target for wind additions by 2030

New wind additions in 2022 failed to keep pace with the 2.2 GW/yr required to ensure that Spain remains on track to meet its 2030 legislated target of just above 50GW, according to AEE. The lobby group stressed that this delay was partly because "the speed of administrative processing has not been sufficient". Installed wind capacity reached 29.73GW in 2022, up by 1.13GW from 28.60GW in 2021, according to provisional power grid operator REE data.

read more... 01/02/2023

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Poland earmarks $1 bln to help curb surge in household heating bills

Proposed measures to help Polish households cope with rising heating bills will cost 4.5 billion zlotys ($1.04 billion), according to a draft law posted on the parliament website on Friday.

read more... 23/01/2023

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Germany to almost double gas firing capacity

The German grid regulator and Green-led ministry of economy and climate action aim to construct up to 21 GW worth of additional gas power plants to guarantee a stable and reliable grid, according to internal documents.

read more... 06/01/2023

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Poland introduces €43 gas price cap to protect consumers

Gas prices for Polish consumers excluding businesses will be capped at €43 per megawatt-hour (MWh) to ensure they are better protected against rising energy costs, according to a law signed by President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday.

read more... 23/12/2022

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Germany, Netherlands set out red lines on EU gas price cap

Six European Union countries, including Germany and the Netherlands, have warned that they cannot accept other member states' attempts to lower further the level at which the bloc will cap gas prices, according to an email seen by Reuters.

read more... 09/12/2022

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