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France to raise electricity prices by about 5%
The French government intends to increase regulated power tariffs by approximately 5 percent in the autumn, as stated by Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Friday.
read more... 23/06/2014
French gas tariffs require larger market connection
The calculation of French regulated gas tariffs should be related more strongly to gas market prices since market main player GDF Suez renegotiates more of its supply agreements, as stated by energy regulator CRE in a report published on Wednesday.
read more... 05/06/2014
Spain on the point of endorsing new renewable energy rules
The Spanish cabinet might consent on Friday a decree that will reduce renewable energy subsidies as part of an obligation to diminish a 30 billion euro ($41 billion) power tariff deficit, developed during years of maintaining prices below regulated costs.
read more... 30/05/2014
France’s EDF close to an agreement with heavy industry groups
French utility EDF is approaching an agreement to reduce electricity tariffs paid by a group of industrial firms, counting chemical producer Solvay and metals conglomerate ArcelorMittal, as published in Les Echos newspaper.
read more... 23/04/2014
Dong Energy to quadruple its offshore wind capacity by 2020
Dong Energy is aiming to have installed 6.5GW of operating offshore wind capacity in north-west Europe by the end of the decade, with an intermediate target of 3.5GW by end-2016. Dong has publicly adopted an unprecedented target of reducing its offshore wind cost of energy to €100/MW by 2020. This would correspond to at least 47% less than Germany's current feed-in tariff for offshore wind generation, which is set at EUR 190/kWh. The new 2020 benchmark target for offshore wind is to quadruple installed offshore wind capacity from its currently 1.7GW to 6.5GW in 2020.
read more... 22/01/2014