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Brussels says EU exit from Energy Charter Treaty 'unavoidable'
The European Commission has told member countries that a joint EU exit from a controversial international energy treaty appears inevitable, according to a document seen by Reuters, with some of them already leaving the accord on climate concerns.
read more... 08/02/2023
Poland eyes boost for nuclear energy in EU power market reform
Poland has urged the European Union to use upcoming reforms to Europe's electricity market to do more to support investments in nuclear energy, according to a document seen by Reuters.
read more... 07/02/2023
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Spain off target for wind additions by 2030
New wind additions in 2022 failed to keep pace with the 2.2 GW/yr required to ensure that Spain remains on track to meet its 2030 legislated target of just above 50GW, according to AEE. The lobby group stressed that this delay was partly because "the speed of administrative processing has not been sufficient". Installed wind capacity reached 29.73GW in 2022, up by 1.13GW from 28.60GW in 2021, according to provisional power grid operator REE data.
read more... 01/02/2023
Poland earmarks $1 bln to help curb surge in household heating bills
Proposed measures to help Polish households cope with rising heating bills will cost 4.5 billion zlotys ($1.04 billion), according to a draft law posted on the parliament website on Friday.
read more... 23/01/2023
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Germany to almost double gas firing capacity
The German grid regulator and Green-led ministry of economy and climate action aim to construct up to 21 GW worth of additional gas power plants to guarantee a stable and reliable grid, according to internal documents.
read more... 06/01/2023