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France wants to extend renewable energy tax
The French government is thinking about a reform of the tax levied on electricity bills to back green energy that would see it extended to natural gas and road fuels, as stated by a source close to the matter on Sunday.
read more... 28/07/2015
France’s Engie purchases solar park developer Solairedirect
French gas and power conglomerate Engie declared it has acquired 95 percent of French solar park developer and operator Solairedirect for only around 200 million euros ($222 million), making it the major solar operator in France and bring it a portfolio of projects abroad.
read more... 02/07/2015
Veolia obtained a contract to run Guinea’s state electricity company
France's Veolia has obtained a contract to run Guinea's struggling state-owned electricity company, in an agreement likely to unlock more than $1 billion in investment, as shown in a government document.
read more... 22/06/2015
EU establishes group to expand France-Iberia energy links
The European Commission has established a working group to expand the interconnection capacity of the French and Spanish electricity and gas markets, as it declared on Monday.
read more... 16/06/2015
French government mulls a rescue plan for ailing Areva
The French government is envisaging reorganizing the nuclear industry in France, with cash injections into Areva, the company that builds nuclear power plants in the country.
read more... 16/06/2015