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Czech company EPH struggles for E.ON’s Italian assets
Privately-held Czech energy group EPH would like to acquire several Italian assets put on sale by German utility E.ON, potentially pitting it against France’s EDF in a 2 billion euro ($2.5 billion) battle, as stated on Thursday by two sources familiar with the situation.
read more... 12/12/2014
France: elimination of credits for coal projects in emerging countries
France will stop export credits for energy projects in emergent countries which involve coal, the most polluting fossil fuel, as stated by President Francois Hollande on Thursday.
read more... 28/11/2014
New EDF boss requires higher electricity prices
French utility EDF's new boss Jean-Bernard Levy complained on Tuesday about low energy prices in France, declaring government regulations were obliging the utility to finance its dividends partially through debt.
read more... 26/11/2014
EDF: French nuclear reactor postponed to 2017
French utility EDF declared that its Areva-designed EPR nuclear reactor in Flamanville, France, will be delayed one more year, anticipating it would be linked to the grid in 2017, a decade after the start of the construction.
read more... 19/11/2014
France: Slight decrease of regulated natural gas tariffs as of 1st December
Regulated gas tariffs in France will decline by an average of 0.79% (excluding taxes) from December 1st, announced the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) on November 17. This decline comes after two consecutive months of increases.
read more... 18/11/2014