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RWE purchases minority stake in Conergy
Germany's second-largest utility RWE has purchased a minority stake in solar conglomerate Conergy, aiming to develop its position in the embattled solar industry after having missed the tendency for years.
read more... 17/03/2015
Finland’s Fortum will sell Swedish electricity grid for $6.9 billion
Finnish utility Fortum has decided to sell its Swedish power distribution business to a conglomerate comprising Canada's Borealis for approximately 6.6 billion euros ($6.9 billion), finalizing its withdrawal from Nordic electricity grid assets.
read more... 16/03/2015
Hungary-Russia nuclear agreement hits EU objection
Hungary's plan of 10 billion euro ($10.6 billion) to develop its Soviet-era Paks nuclear power plant in a transaction with Russia has encountered a hurdle in the European Commission that might force Budapest to review the terms, as stated by EU sources on Thursday.
read more... 13/03/2015
Italy’s electricity demand increased by 0.7% in February
Italy's electricity demand increased by 0.7 percent in February to 25.2 billion kilowatt hours from a year ago, after four months of declines, as stated by grid operator Terna on Friday.
read more... 09/03/2015
UK regulator enforces selling prohibition on ScottishPower
ScottishPower, one of Britain's "big six" energy providers, has been given a provisional selling interdiction for failing to clear a logjam of consumer problems within a timeframe fixed by the regulator.
read more... 05/03/2015