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Germany will begin the transfer to coal power reserve in winter 2016
German utilities RWE, Vattenfall and Mibrag will begin cutting their coal-fired electricity production at the start of winter 2016, transferring this capacity instead to the country's power reserve as part of a plan to reduce carbon emissions, as stated by the government.
read more... 26/10/2015
German utilities shares rocket on nuclear stress test alleviation
Shares in German utilities E.ON and RWE soared at the highest level in seven years on Monday, as worries that they has not enough funds to cover the nuclear decommissioning fade away.
read more... 13/10/2015
Solar reaches 10% of peak summer power in Japan
Solar power generation made up about 10% of the peak summer electricity supplies of Japan's nine major utilities, as reported on Thursday by the Asahi newspaper.
read more... 03/09/2015
German utilities intend to shut down 10 more power stations
German utilities have submitted requests to shut down 10 more power stations, or 2.34 gigawatt of capacity, as indicated by statistics from the network regulator, a result of record-low wholesale electricity prices hitting profits.
read more... 25/08/2015
Verbund increases 2015 profit estimation, close to grid settlement
Austrian hydropower supplier Verbund increased its 2015 earnings forecast on Thursday, declaring it was close to an accord over sharing power grid costs with other Austrian utilities.
read more... 13/07/2015