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Iberdrola price fixing claim examined by Spain's high court
Spain's High Court declared on Thursday it is inspecting a claim by the anti-corruption prosecutor of supposed electricity price manipulation by utility Iberdrola in late 2013.
read more... 11/05/2017
Electricity market liberalization in Greece continues with the sale of coal-fired plants and coal mines
The energy ministry of Greece announced on Tuesday about the plans to sell by June 2018 some coal-fired plants and coal mines corresponding to 40% coal-fired capacity of the state-owned dominant power utility Public Power Corp (PPC), in order to open up the electricity market. Energy ministry will hold a market test to identify potential investors by November 2017.
read more... 03/05/2017
Germany: Renewable energy use increased over week-end
Energy from renewable sources in Germany provided most of the electricity over the weekend, as stated in a recent industry report. The majority of the nation’s coal-fired power plants were not in operation for the first time ever.
read more... 03/05/2017
Plans for stricter limits on pollutants from electricity plants – approved by EU states
Power plants in the European Union will have to reduce the quantity of toxic pollutants they release such as nitrogen oxides under new regulations approved by EU member states on Friday and largely applauded by environmental groups.
read more... 02/05/2017
Daily (27.04.2017): The German electricity spot price 8% down
Oil prices continued their sliding trend on Wednesday as data showed a growth in U.S. crude inventories, while record oil supplies in the rest of the world put doubt on OPEC's ability to reduce supplies and tighten the market.
read more... 27/04/2017