Bulgarian electricity grid operator ESO ordered producers on April 4 to reduce power generation capacity as a measure to prevent the crippled system from overheating amid sharply dropping consumption and exports and to keep a balance between production and demand.
read more... 09/04/2013
PGE, the Polish state biggest utility, has suspended its plans to build two new coal-fired power units worth $3.6 billion, citing weak demand and falling electricity prices.
read more... 08/04/2013
The renewables’ contribution in Europe’s generation capacity is expected to increase to at least 40% by 2020, overtaking the capacity supplied by coal, natural gas and oil, declared the region’s grid operators group Entsoe.
read more... 05/04/2013
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the Danish manufacturer of wind turbines, has inked a contract to supply wind turbines to the Botievo II project in Ukraine from energy firm DTEK.
read more... 04/04/2013
Europe’s carbon emissions from power plants and factories dropped by 1.4% in 2012, according to preliminary data released on Tuesday, keeping the EU on the pace to achieve its 2020 emissions reduction objective and being the second consecutive year of fall on the ETS scheme, the bloc’s main tool to fight against climate change.
read more... 03/04/2013