World news about “Electricity market” published by euronews.
Japanese utility company profits slump The Tokyo Electric Power Company has reported an annual loss of around 7.6bn euros. Most of the losses are due to compensation claims for the Fukushima… 14/05/2012
Bolivian takeover criticised The European Union and Spain have spoken out again the Bolivian government’s nationalisation of the local unit of Spanish power transmission company Red… 02/05/2012
Bolivian nationalisation criticised The European Union and Spain have spoken out again the Bolivian government’s nationalisation of the local unit of Spanish power transmission company Red… 02/05/2012
GDF-Suez to take over International Power. The French utility company GDF-Suez raised its initial offer by 7% for the 30% of the British electricity provider it did not already own. International Power… 16/04/2012
EDF set to boost stake in Italian power giant EDF the French state controlled power company has boosted its stake in Edison, Italy’s number two utility company. It has agreed to pay 700 million euros in… 27/12/2011
Schneider Electric buying Spain’s Telvent French energy management company Schneider Electric is moving to buy Spain’s Telvent for 1.4 billion euros. Telvent makes information technology systems… 01/06/2011
German utility shares slump on nuclear shut down Shares of German energy producers, RWE, E.ON, Vattenfall and EnBW, declined on Monday after the announcement that Berlin is to shut all the country’s nuclear… 30/05/2011
Protesters block access to UK nuclear siteAn anti-nuclear protest has taken place outside the UK’s Hinkley Point power station. The French company EDF plans to build two new reactors at the plant… 03/10/2011
Human error behind mass US/Mexico blackoutA massive power blackout in California, Arizona and Mexico affected almost five million people on Thursday. Authorities say human error was behind the… 09/09/2011
Russia restores power to BelarusAn unpaid bill which led to Russia pulling the plug on Belarus’s electricity has now been paid. Supplier InterRAO said it disconnected the grid because it was… 29/06/2011
Russia cuts off Belarus’ power after ‘unpaid bill’Russia has pulled the plug on Belarus’ electricity because of an unpaid bill. Supplier InterRAO said it disconnected the grid because it was owed 30 million… 29/06/2011
Energy row sparks riots in SenegalSenegal has deployed troops around government buildings in the capital Dakar after riots following prolonged power cuts. Many Dakar homes and businesses… 29/06/2011
Moscow cuts power supplies to BelarusRussia has carried out a threat to cut electricity supplies to Belarus. Its western neighbour is in the grip of a major economic crisis and Belarus has not… 29/06/2011
Germany’s nuclear shutdown: a costly gambleThe Chernobyl disaster of April 1986 plunged the planet into a state of nuclear anguish. But long before high radiation levels were felt across Europe… 30/05/2011
