The EU’s gas consumption fell by 8% year on year in Q2 2018, the European Commission has said
19 October 2018
Energy Security
Europe’s energy industry is calling on Brexit negotiators to urgently safeguard common interests in gas and power markets before the UK leaves the EU in March 2019.
18 October 2018
Environmental Policy
A vote in the European Parliament’s environment committee on Thursday may help accelerate the use of gas in long-haul road transport.
15 October 2018
Environmental Policy
EU nations have scaled down their ambitions on CO2 limits for cars and vans, but the electrification of the road transport sector looks set to continue.
10 October 2018EU demand for gas imported from outside the union grew by 10% in 2017, ACER said in its annual gas market report.
10 October 2018
Market Legislation
Europe’s gas markets are becoming more competitive and interconnected, but the underuse of pipelines means assets could become stranded.
9 October 2018
Country Profiles
Uzbekistan needs to make further reforms to attract the foreign investment necessary to unleash its renewable energy potential and expand its gas sector.
8 October 2018The European Investment Bank will lend Hungarian power and gas company Magyar Villamos Muvek €100 million to modernise its power transmission network
5 October 2018
Environmental Policy
The European Parliament has voted for stricter limits on CO2 emissions from passenger cars and vans in a move that could speed up the electrification of Europe’s transport sector.
4 October 2018The tense power supply situation in Belgium has improved, but concerns remain over shortages this winter.
3 October 2018Romania’s state-owned gas transmission system operator Transgaz has received a €46 million grant from the EU to upgrade the country's gas network
1 October 2018
Environmental Policy
The European gas industry is calling on the EU and national policymakers to help support investment in clean gas technologies.
1 October 2018
Environmental Policy
Poland is going ahead with plans to build a new 1 GW coal-fired plant despite higher CO2 prices and the EU’s clampdown on national capacity payments.
27 September 2018Renewables such as hydro, wind and solar are steadily gaining market share in the EU’s power mix.
26 September 2018
Competition Law
Stakeholders have until the end of October to decide whether a set of proposals put forward by Romania’s TSO go far enough in addressing competition concerns raised by Brussels.
24 September 2018The European Commission has invited comments on commitments submitted by Romanian transmission system operator Transgaz to address competition concerns
21 September 2018
Environmental Policy
Reforms to the EU’s carbon market have produced tangible results and should provide a boost for similar plans elsewhere.
21 September 2018Europe is facing a “threat of Russian energy domination”, Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday.
20 September 2018
Environmental Policy
Berlin has signalled strong support for piped gas and LNG as a way of helping it move to a low-carbon energy mix.
20 September 2018
Environmental Policy
Big swings in EU carbon allowance prices have raised speculation that the market’s year-long bull run will start to slow, which would be bad news for the gas-to-power sector.
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