Two years after the first wave of market liberalisation in France, a total of 46% of French eligible clients (power and gas clients included) still do not realise they can switch suppliers, a joint...

The restart of the 550 km Fenno-Skan cable linking Finland and Sweden is on-schedule for 15th February, with repair work underway and progressing well, Finnish network operator Fingrid said on...

A consortium of bondholders in British Energy’s Eggborough coal-fired power plant has established a new company to consolidate their combined 74% holdings in the Eggborough CTA Bonds. The bonds...

British regulator Ofgem on Monday granted four new shipper licences to UBS AG London Branch, UBS Limited, Westpac Banking Corporation and the London Borough of Camden. BF

Denmark’s incumbent gas supplier Dong Energy has confirmed the date of its second gas release auction — April 26th — according to a company announcement on Tuesday.The process starts on 23rd...

Talks on a possible merger between Dutch utilities Essent and Nuon are “in a serious stage”, a spokeswoman for Essent told Heren Energy on Tuesday. “We will see if we can come to a result in the near...

Last November’s pan-European blackout highlights the need for more cooperation between European transmission system operators (TSO), according to a report from the union for the coordination of...

Gazprombank is considering the sale of shares in the giant petrochemical company Sibur Holding, either to a strategic investor or on the stock exchange, according to Russian daily Vedomosti. Sibur...

German renewable energy production grew 15% year-on-year to 73.2 TWh in 2006, according to preliminary figures published by the national association of the electricity industry, VDEW.Renewable output...

A decree forcing shippers to maximise Italian gas imports will be suspended from 1st February, the country’s economic ministry confirmed on Tuesday. Following a meeting last Thursday, the ministry’s...

Oil and gas E&P companies on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) will have to wait another year to get their hands on exploration licences, with an announcement by the Ministry of Petroleum and...

French Electricity Association (UFE) will make available ex ante production data on a daily basis from 12th February, it said late on Monday in a joint statement with national grid operator RTE.Since...

Spain’s power incumbent Endesa is on the verge of signing a record electricity contract with the association of energy intensive businesses (AEGE) worth up to EUR 1.5 billion, according to reports in...

Spanish hydro-power stocks fell to 75.1% fullness in Week 4, according to data released by the Spanish environment ministry. Available hydro-power stocks fell to 11,654 GWh. This is approximately...

The operator of Sweden’s Forsmark nuclear power station came under media criticism on Monday after it emerged that a number of staff had been involved in drug and alcohol abuse. In an internal...

The delivery of LNG into the UK’s Isle of Grain terminal continues to run to schedule, despite prompt prices that have struggled to get above 30.00 p/th ($5.9/MMBtu). The 138,000 m3 British Innovator...

Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) announced on Tuesday that the country would need approximately 36.2 billion cubic metres (Gm3) of gas in 2007 to keep up with domestic and...

The British parliament’s trade and industry select committee will on Tuesday question the increasing focus on promoting low-carbon sources of electricity at the expense of low-carbon heat...

The February 2007 UK power Heren monthly index stands at £31.61/MWh, down 41% from a year ago. The February ’07 index is 24% below that for January ‘07 and is the lowest monthly index since June...

Despite recent capacity restraints at Easington, the entry point for the UK’s Rough storage capacity, operator Centrica Storage Limited (CSL) announced on Monday that it has sold all of its minimum...