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Germany considers keeping nuclear power plants online
Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, the German government is examining every option to keep the country warm and reduce its energy dependence on Russia. Keeping nuclear power plants online is being reviewed, but it may be unlikely.
read more... 01/03/2022
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Lawmakers slam EU support for fossil gas projects undermining Green Deal
Their concern came in response to the EU’s draft list of cross-border energy infrastructure – known as projects of common interest (PCI) – which the European Commission is due to present next week.
read more... 16/11/2021
Serbia to construct pumped storage hydropower plants Derdap 3, Bistrica
The Ministry of Mining and Energy will present a EUR 17 billion investment plan in September. Investments in new power plants include the construction of pumped storage hydropower plants Đerdap 3 and Bistrica. According to Professor Nikola Rajaković, the two systems could play a major role in Serbia’s energy transition by facilitating the integration of solar power plants and wind farms.
read more... 24/08/2021
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EU probes Greece’s largest power producer’s behaviour in wholesale market
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess possible abusive behaviour by Public Power Corporation (PPC) in the wholesale Greek electricity sector, examining whether Greece’s largest power producer and electricity supplier distorted competition and slowed down renewable energy investment, the EU’s anti-trust chief said on March 16.
read more... 17/03/2021
Brussels opens in-depth investigation into Germany’s coal phase-out plan
The German Bundestag sealed an agreement in June last year to compensate RWE and LEAG with €4.35 billion for closing the country’s last remaining coal plants and mining operations by 2038.
read more... 03/03/2021