BRUSSELS ADVISES UTILITIES ON CROSS-BORDER ELECTRICITY TRADES
May 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLCROSS-BORDER flows of electricity within the European Union, Norway and Switzerland increased between 2003 and 2005 by just 0.7% to 10% of all electricity consumed in the bloc, said a report on the weak progress in such energy trades.In a policy paper on implementing EU regulation EC/1228/2003 regulating cross-border exchanges in electricity, the European Commission suggests a more stable and maybe harmonised pricing system, to encourage confidence in EU cross-border power sales.Its report concludes: "Overall, cross-border trade opportunities are ...
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