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National Grid awarded Centrica agreements for winter electricity backup
National Grid awarded British utility Centrica contracts for the supply of further electricity capacity from two of its gas-fired power plants in the winter of 2015/16.
read more... 16/12/2014
Baltic electricity grids to harmonize with European system by 2025
The Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have decided a roadmap to connect their electricity systems with those of other European Union members by 2025 since they aim to cut their reliance on Russia.
read more... 15/12/2014
EDF ought to double nuclear electricity sales to rivals
French power utility EDF must be obliged to double the share of nuclear electricity production it vends to competitors from a quarter to up to half so as to raise competition, as stated by GDF Suez's chief executive on Thursday.
read more... 05/12/2014
Belgium will depend all winter on electricity imports
Belgium will have to import electricity every week this winter in case of cold snap and amid weak wind and solar energy output. The situation in Belgium is very tense, with the country becoming structurally dependent on imports after being deprived of several nuclear reactors.
read more... 02/12/2014
Sweden: Vattenfall to put on standby its nuclear plans
Swedish power group Vattenfall, will give up its plans to build new nuclear power reactors because of a new government, including Green Party, which is not supporting them, setting up an energy commission tasked with achieving a 100% renewable electricity system.
read more... 01/12/2014