BLACKOUT PROMPTS EU PUSH ON CROSSBORDER POWER SYSTEM REFORMS
November 1st, 2006
BY ALAN OSBORN
A SIGNIFICANT increase in the legal powers of the European Commission to manage cross-border electricity supplies in the European Union (EU) could be one of the consequences of last month's power blackout which cut power to around 10 million people in Germany and six other countries. The 25 EU member states are committed to introducing open markets for gas and electricity by July 2008, though many have strong political reservations and some have yet to implement EU energy liberalisation directives: the latest assessment from the Commission is ...
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