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Croatian and Slovenian spot power exchange will merge in 2018
Croatia's spot power exchange CROPEX declared on Thursday it postponed the merger with Slovenian counterpart, BSP SouthPool, until the second quarter of 2018, due to regulatory and technical reasons.
read more... 30/06/2017
French electricity demand boosted in May 2017 by public transport sector
On Monday, French grid network operator RTE announced in a monthly report about a 0.9% increase in electricity consumption in May, compared with the same period a year ago. The main factors were growing power consumption in the public transport sector and high cooling demand because of warmer weather.
read more... 28/06/2017
Poland's electricity network is ready for potential heatwave
Poland's energy ministry declared on Monday, that the country’s electricity network would be able to deal with a possible heatwave this summer.
read more... 21/06/2017
UK: Ofgem will reduce subsidies for small power generators
Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem declared on Tuesday it will cut subsidies to several small electricity producers that offer back-up during peak demand. According to Ofgem, this move would reduce household electricity bills by around 20 pounds a year, since the cost of the subsidies is included in overall network fees charged to power companies, which these pass on to consumers.
read more... 20/06/2017
Russia envisaged Siemens turbines for Crimean plants
Russia has revealed for the first time it has envisaged to install equipment produced by German company Siemens in two new power plants in Crimea, a project that has been affected by difficulties due to European trade sanctions.
read more... 19/06/2017