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German utility E.ON to invest over 127 mln lei (26 mln euro) in smart meters in Romania
German utility group E.ON said on Friday it plans to install 397,000 smart meters in Romania by 2028, investing 127 million lei ($32 million/26 million euro) in the project.
read more... 07/12/2020
Greece's PPC to spend 3.4 bln euro on power grid, renewables by 2023
The coal-reliant utility has pledged to shut down all but one of its coal-fired plants by 2023 to help Greece reduce carbon emissions in line with climate targets
read more... 03/12/2020
RWE, Steag, Uniper, Vattenfall win coal closure deals
German utilities RWE, Steag, Uniper and Swedish utility Vattenfall will close some of their coal-fired plants, with a combined capacity of 4.4GW, after being successful in the first German tender for the closures of such facilities.
read more... 02/12/2020
Vattenfall extends SMR cooperation with Fermi Energia
Swedish utility Vattenfall and Estonia's Fermi Energia have signed a Letter-of-Intent to further expand their cooperation on small modular reactors (SMRs). For the past year Vattenfall has participated in a feasibility study by Fermi Energia to explore the possibilities for the deployment of such reactors in Estonia.
read more... 01/12/2020
Electrabel calls for clarity on Belgian phase-out
Electrabel - the Belgian subsidiary of French utility Engie - says it will not make any further investments at Doel unit 4 and Tihange unit 3 unless it is clearer whether the reactors will or will not be allowed to operate beyond 2025. A report due out at the end of next year may lead to the reactors being allowed to continue operating to ensure Belgium's energy security.
read more... 23/11/2020