Before the fatal accident in August 2009 where 75 people were killed, the 6,400-MW-hydroelectric plant, Sayano-Shushenskaya, situated in southern Siberia, was the largest hydropower plant in Russia and the sixth largest in the world.
read more... 14/04/2010
Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian President, gave the start to the construction of an important gas pipeline that will bypass Ukraine, after the conflict caused by supply disruptions in the past. This project will give the chance to win an important gas market share in Europe.
read more... 14/04/2010
According to a new study, in the coming years Europe has to make some changes to the energy system in order to succeed in eradicating carbon-emitting power generation. The measures will have as purpose the reduction of the greenhouse gas emissions by 80% until 2050.
read more... 14/04/2010
On April 13, a new deal was signed between Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan. This one represents another way to supply the European Union with gas through a project that could be finalized faster than the project proposed by Brussels, named Nabucco.
read more... 13/04/2010
On Friday, the forward prices for Nordic electricity increased, because of the high German power prices, as well as fossil fuel increased prices for coal and oil, and another factor is the cold weather.
read more... 09/04/2010