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Latvijas Gaze to spin-off ahead of market liberalization
The shareholders of Latvia’s gas utility Latvijas Gaze gave the green light on Friday for the creation of a new company in charge of gas transmission and storage, ahead of market liberalization in 2017.
read more... 05/09/2016
Latvia intends to divide gas utility aiming to liberalize market
Latvia plans to split utility Latvijas Gaze next year, according to the economy minister on Friday, in order to be in line with EU liberalization efforts and with the aim to reduce dependence on Russian natural gas imports.
read more... 09/02/2015
Latvia’s gas utility expects monopoly loss after 2017 sector restructuring
Latvian gas utility Latvijas Gaze, possessed by Germany's E.ON and Russia's Gazprom, anticipates to lose its domination in a liberalization of the sector after 2017, according to its spokesman on Wednesday.
read more... 27/11/2014
Turkey mulls gas market liberalization: BOTAS unbundling
Turkey is preparing for significant changes in the natural gas sector.
read more... 08/08/2014
Latvia delays deregulation of the electricity market until 2015
The ruling coalition in Latvia decided to put off the liberalization of the power market until the elections, in order to have more time to set up a scheme of refund for poorer residents who are trying to find money to pay for increasing energy bills.
read more... 04/03/2014