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BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPE’S policy makers should refrain from depending too heavily on renewable energy sources when securing future electricity supplies, say European Union (EU) producer federation Eurelectric and IFIEC Europe, the federation of European industrial energy consumers. In a joint statement, they suggest developing “technically and economically realistic objectives for renewable energy, and on leaving open all available energy options”.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A REPORT from European Union (EU) power federation Eurelectric has said that when regulators or governments impose public service obligations under the 2003 electricity directive, utilities “should be granted fair compensation.”

The group adds that such obligations should be organised “in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner”, using “market-based mechanisms.”…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN INQUIRY has been launched by the European Free Trade Area (EFTA) Surveillance Authority into whether it should restrict the exclusive sale of key content – such as sports rights – to the Internet and third generation mobile phones.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A SURVEY by European Union (EU) market research organisation Eurobarometer has revealed that there is immense potential for growing Internet usage in southern Europe. A survey showed not only were 43 per cent of EU citizens still unconnected to the Internet, there were huge regional variations.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is signalling growing confidence in the ability of Romanian public authorities to handle complex large-scale utility projects, through the award of loans and grants for development schemes. Romanian administrative standards have been criticised in the past few years for holding up the country’s progress towards joining the EU.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPE’S policy makers should refrain from depending too heavily on renewable energy sources when securing future electricity supplies, say European Union (EU) producer federation Eurelectric and IFIEC Europe, the federation of European industrial energy consumers. In a joint statement, they suggest developing “technically and economically realistic objectives for renewable energy, and on leaving open all available energy options”.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A REPORT from European Union (EU) power federation Eurelectric has said that when regulators or governments impose public service obligations under the 2003 electricity directive, utilities “should be granted fair compensation.”

The group adds that such obligations should be organised “in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner”, using “market-based mechanisms.”…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
WATER utilities involved in development work overseas can now tap a Euro 1 billion budget approved last week (22-3) by the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers, earmarked for water and sanitation projects in African, Caribbean and Pacific island developing countries.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN INQUIRY has been launched by the European Free Trade Area (EFTA) Surveillance Authority into whether it should restrict the exclusive sale of key content – such as sports rights – to the Internet and third generation mobile phones.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is continuing to press Armenia to close its Soviet-era Metzamor nuclear power plant, which supplies 40 per cent of the country’s electricity. Commission delegation head Torben Holtze told local media representatives that Brussels would give Armenia Euro 100 million to create “alternative energy production” once its government sets a closure date for the power station, which was shut-down temporarily in 1988 because of an earthquake.…