UNBUNDLING ENERGY IN THE EU HAS A LONG WAY TO GO
August 1st, 2010
BY ALAN OSBORN
THE PROCESS of 'unbundling' in the European Union (EU) gas industry as called for under the EU's third energy package, notably the gas directive 2009/73/EC, adopted in 2009, has come to a bit of a standstill. This will not last. The 27 EU member countries have to begin implementing the directive in March 2011 and the general appearance of inaction is certainly masking a furious buzz of political and industrial negotiation behind the scenes. All EU member states now accept that liberalisation of the gas energy sector is unstoppable but the ...
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