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EU extends state aid scheme for companies hit by rising energy prices
The European Commission on Monday (20 November) extended by six months to June 2024 a scheme enabling EU countries to help companies hit by energy price spikes caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine.
read more... 21/11/2023
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EC allows Italy to extend EUR 1.7bn in state aid to agrivoltaics
The European Commission (EC) has given the go-ahead to Italy for its EUR-1.7-billion (USD 1.82bn) state aid scheme targeting dual-use projects combining solar power generation and agricultural activities, better known as agrivoltaic plants.
read more... 13/11/2023
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EU electricity market deal paves way for France to ditch divisive ARENH scheme
A deal on reforming the EU’s power market, reached by the 27 EU member states on Tuesday (17 October), paves the way for Paris to ditch a much-decried scheme forcing state utility EDF to sell its nuclear energy production to competitors below market price.
read more... 20/10/2023
British Gas continues offering 50% off electricity bills
British Gas is continuing to provide customers with a 50% discount on their electricity bills as they extend their PeakSave Sundays scheme until the end of December.
read more... 04/10/2023
Italy weighs auto incentive scheme to cut Chinese EV price advantage
Italy is considering new incentives for car purchases that would factor in carbon emissions in the manufacturing and distribution process, two sources close to the matter told Reuters on Monday, a way of protecting its industry against Chinese imports.
read more... 03/10/2023