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Italy intends to eliminate standard power pricing from 2018
Italy plans to scrap the standard power and gas tariff regime for households and small companies from 2018 as part of efforts to liberalize the retail electricity market, as stated on Friday by the Industry Minister Federica Guidi.
read more... 23/02/2015
EEX expects growth in Italian gas and electricity trading
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) anticipates Italy's energy trading market to develop and intends to launch gas contracts there since more firms transfer from bi-lateral supply agreements to market alternatives, as stated by its chief executive on Wednesday.
read more... 12/02/2015
EDF 2014 net profit increased by 5.2% on strong nuclear production
French power utility EDF declared on Thursday net income increased by 5.2 percent to 3.70 billion euros since production at its nuclear plants surpassed projections and despite a drop in electricity consumption because of mild weather.
read more... 12/02/2015
CEZ thinks about bidding for Vattenfall’s German lignite and hydro assets
Czech electricity producer CEZ will think about an offer for Vattenfall's lignite power plants in Germany and might also be interested in its hydro assets, as it stated on Thursday.
read more... 11/02/2015
Germany may require electricity backup scheme beyond 2017
Germany is not developing electricity transport networks fast enough and may require to extend a backup power scheme beyond its planned expiry in 2017, as stated by the country's energy regulator on Monday.
read more... 10/02/2015