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France, Germany to aim for energy accord ‘by the end of the month’

Over the years, France and Germany have developed radically diverging electricity systems. While Paris puts large-scale nuclear power plants at the heart of its market, Germany is moving towards a smaller-scale decentralised power generation model relying on 100% % renewable energy.

read more... 12/10/2023

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World’s largest offshore wind farm powers UK grid for the first time

The Dogger Bank Wind Farm, set to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm, has achieved a significant milestone by producing its first power.

read more... 10/10/2023

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Nuclear price cap likely to replace French Arenh

France is likely to present a nuclear price cap system to replace its current Arenh mechanism by the end of the month, despite continuing to push for nuclear CFDs at the European level, market participants told Montel.

read more... 09/10/2023

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EU countries seek to break impasse on electricity market reform

EU countries are looking to break the impasse on plans to reform Europe’s electricity market following an almost four-month deadlock, with the aim to approve their negotiating position on 17 October.

read more... 06/10/2023

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France to miss 2030 interconnector targets

France is set to significantly increase its interconnector capacity by 2030 but will still fall short of TSO targets amid project delays, the country’s TSO RTE told Montel.

read more... 05/10/2023

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