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German electricity usage rose by 2.2% in first quarter, gas increased by 7.4%
German gas consumption between January and March increased by 7.4 percent because of colder winter weather in February and March comparing to last year, as stated by an energy industry group BDEW on Monday.
read more... 14/04/2015
UK peak summer electricity demand expected to be lowest ever
Power demand on Britain's grid is expected to attain a maximum of 37.5 gigawatts (GW) this summer, the lowest ever forecast, because of increased private utilization of solar installations, as stated by National Grid on Thursday.
read more... 10/04/2015
First State envisages additional Germany’s small energy grids
Infrastructure investor First State Investments is searching to develop its presence in Germany's 1.7-million-kilometre network of regional electricity and gas grids.
read more... 10/04/2015
AES, ControurGlobal decide to reduce electricity prices in Bulgaria
U.S. electricity firms AES and ContourGlobal decided to reduce the price of power they vend to Bulgaria's public electricity supplier NEK on Wednesday, in place of NEK making about 700 million levs ($389 million) in late payments by July.
read more... 09/04/2015
Spain obtained 47% of its electricity from renewable energy sources in March
Spain’s renewable energy plants generated 47% of the country's electricity in March, according to figures released by the country’s grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE).
read more... 03/04/2015