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Germany plans to put idled coal plants on standby in case of gas supply disruption
Germany is planning to use coal-fired power stations which would have been idled this year and next as reserve facilities in case of disruption to gas supplies from Russia, economy ministry sources said on Tuesday.
read more... 25/05/2022
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Spain, Portugal to approve gas price cap on Tuesday
The governments of Portugal and Spain will decree on Tuesday the introduction of a Brussels-backed temporary cap on reference prices of natural gas and coal used by power plants, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Monday.
read more... 10/05/2022
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Spain has 20bcm of regasification available for the EU
Spain has around 20bcm/year of natural gas in surplus at its six regasification plants that could replace Russian flows, the CEO of TSO Enagas said on Tuesday.
read more... 27/04/2022
Germany reactivates coal power plants amid Russian gas supply threats
As Germany closes its last nuclear reactors, it is also reactivating old coal power plants to ensure electricity supply security amid Russian threats to turn off the gas tap.
read more... 10/03/2022
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Germany rules out prolonging its nuclear power plants
Berlin has ruled out extending the lifetime of its existing nuclear fleet, brushing aside energy security concerns after Moscow threatened to halt gas supplies to Germany in retaliation for Western sanctions in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
read more... 09/03/2022