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EU investigates Chinese bidders over Romania solar tender

The European Union has opened two investigations into whether two Chinese bidders benefited excessively from subsidies in their offers in a public tender for a solar power park in Romania, the European Commision said on Wednesday.

read more... 04/04/2024

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Spain appears to break EU’s Russian coal import embargo

There is convincing evidence that a cargo of Russia-origin coal may have been exported to Spain, thereby undermining an ongoing embargo on Russian coal imports imposed last summer, according to a Montel investigation.

read more... 28/04/2023

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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

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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

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Norway’s Hammerfest LNG to reopen in January

Norway’s Hammerfest LNG isn’t expected to resume operations this year, as operator Equinor continues to carry out an investigation into a serious incident late last month.

read more... 19/10/2020

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