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Spain to remove renewable subsidies from consumer bills
Spain's government has proposed a new law that will gradually separate the funding of renewable energy from consumers' bills and move it to the balance sheets of suppliers and oil and gas companies, it announced Dec. 15
read more... 17/12/2020
UK government extends price cap on energy bills to end of 2021
The cap was introduced in January 2019 to put a lid on standard variable tariffs, the basic rate that energy suppliers charge if a customer does not opt for a specific fixed-term deal. It had been due to expire at the end of this year
read more... 20/10/2020
UK’s OVO signs tech sharing deal with energy giant Eni
Under the deal, Eni gas e luce will use the Kaluza digital platform used by OVO, which allows suppliers to see real time data on customer energy consumption
read more... 27/07/2020
EDF terminates nuclear electricity supply contracts
French utility EDF has notified three energy suppliers - Alpiq, Gazel Energie and Total Direct Energie - of the termination of their contracts under a mechanism that allows rival suppliers to buy electricity produced by EDF's nuclear power plants. The suppliers had sought to invoke the force majeure clause in their supply contracts with EDF.
read more... 04/06/2020
LNG imports and new supply challenge Russia’s hold on European gas market
Russia’s dominance of Europe’s natural gas market, widely seen as threatening European energy security, is likely to be increasingly challenged as new suppliers establish a foothold in the region.
read more... 13/05/2020