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GDF Suez wants to increase gas prices by 7% from October 1
According to the newspaper “Le Figaro”, GDF Suez has sent a request to the Regulatory Commission de l’Energie (CRE), to be allowed to increase its tariffs by 0.9 % to cover supply costs, with a further 6 % increase to offset a 2% cap imposed by the government in July.
read more... 13/09/2012
Japan to phase out nuclear power by 2030
Japan is planning to phase out nuclear power during the next three decades under new government policy, aftermath Fukushima nuclear energy disaster.
read more... 12/09/2012
France to close its oldest Fessenheim nuclear reactor by 2017
French government is committed to closing Fessenheim nuclear reactor, the country’s oldest operational reactor, by 2017.
read more... 11/09/2012
EDF to extend the life of two nuclear power stations in UK
The French-owned company, EDF Energy is considering extending the life span of two UK nuclear power stations that are scheduled to shut down in 2016 for another decade.
read more... 10/09/2012
France to face a gap in power generating capacity
The grid operator Reseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) announced that in three years France will face a gap in power generating capacity due to the closure of two nuclear reactors and some fossil fuel power plants. In his report RTE added that power will be assured until 2015 when as much as 7.6 GW of coal and heating fuel-fired power plants may be turned-off.
read more... 06/09/2012