The system operator points to generator pricing and energy volumes, while detailing September costs and strengthened operational safeguards. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Red Eléctrica has responded to reporting about Spain’s technical-restriction costs, explaining that the system operator applies regulatory requirements to … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Utilities, Spain
Tagged 28 April 2025 blackout, Active Demand Response Service, ancillary services, electricity generators, electricity market security, electricity prices, electricity supply, electricity system, ESIOS, Madrid, PVPC, Red Eléctrica, Red Eléctrica clarifies electricity price impacts under Spain’s PVPC tariff, Red Eléctrica details September balancing costs and reinforced-operation measures, Red Eléctrica explains the role of technical restrictions in safeguarding Spanish electricity supply, Redeia, reinforced operation, Royal Decree 216/2014, secondary regulation, Spain, Spanish system operator says generator offers determine technical-restriction costs, SRAD, technical restrictions, Voluntary Price for the Small Consumer, wholesale electricity market
(IN BRIEF) Statkraft and Hydro Energi have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) securing 876 GWh of annual power supply from 2031 to 2040, representing a total of approximately 8.8 TWh over the contract period, with delivery in Norwegian … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged 0.9 TWh per year, 1.3 TWh per year, 2031 to 2040, 8.8 TWh total supply, 876 GWh annual supply, aluminium plants, aluminium production, April 2026 agreements, competitive power prices, electricity supply, energy security, energy sourcing, European customers, Hallvard Granheim, Hydro, Hydro Adds Long-Term Norwegian Power Contract to Future Sourcing Portfolio, Hydro Energi, hydro energy, industrial competitiveness, industrial power supply, JOBS, Kari Ekelund Thørud, long-term power contract, long-term power supply, low-carbon aluminium, New Statkraft-Hydro PPA Supports Low-Carbon Aluminium Production in Norway, Norway, Norwegian electricity price area NO5, Norwegian industry, Oslo, power demand, Power Purchase Agreement, PPA, predictable power, renewable energy, renewable energy portfolio, renewable power projects, stable revenues, Statkraft, Statkraft Strengthens Industrial Power Supply Role Through Hydro Agreement, value creation
(IN BRIEF) Hydro Energi AS and Varberg Energi have signed a pilot hybrid power purchase agreement under which Varberg Energi will supply 10 GWh of electricity in SE3 over an 18-month period, using power from its own wind and solar … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Norway, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 10 GWh, 18-month period, balanced delivery profile, competitive power supply, electricity supply, energy resources, energy storage, energy technology, energy variability, hybrid power purchase agreement, hybrid PPA, Hydro, Hydro and Varberg Energi Test New Model for Stable Renewable Power Supply, Hydro Energi and Varberg Energi Sign Hybrid Renewable Power Agreement, Hydro Energi AS, industrial consumption, industrial energy transition, industrial power, intermittent renewable energy, July 2026 deliveries, Knowledge Exchange, long-term power supply, Power Purchase Agreement, power supply model, proof of concept, renewable electricity, renewable energy supply, renewable power market, SE3, solar power, stable power supply, storage capacity, sustainable power supply, Sweden, Varberg Energi, Varberg Energi to Supply Hydro With Hybrid Renewable Power Over 18 Months, wind and solar generation, wind power
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a new €50 million loan to Kyiv, matching earlier lending in 2024, to help Ukraine’s capital maintain essential municipal services and address the impact of Russia’s ongoing war. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Tagged 25 percent EU guarantee, Anastasia Dolmatova, CHP plants, combined heat and power plants, Critical Infrastructure, critical public facilities, decentralised cogeneration units, EBRD, EBRD Doubles Support for Kyiv With €50 Million Loan Amid Wartime Infrastructure Pressures, EBRD Financing Supports Kyivteploenergo Repairs and Winter Energy Resilience, electricity supply, emergency liquidity, employment support, energy security, EU, EU-Backed EBRD Loan to Help Kyiv Maintain Heating, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, first-loss risk cover guarantee, heat supply, heating systems, hospitals, internally displaced people, kindergartens, KTE, Kyiv, Kyivteploenergo, Municipal Infrastructure, Power and Municipal Services, Power Systems, private sector resilience, rehabilitation services, reintegration support, Russia’s war on Ukraine, SCHOOLS, social support services, UKRAINE, Ukraine Investment Framework, veterans assistance network, wartime damage, winter heating season, €10.5 billion EBRD support, €50 million loan
(IN BRIEF) Enexis has secured a €500 million financing facility from the European Investment Bank to support its 2026 electricity grid investment programme in the Netherlands. The financing will fund grid expansion, reinforcement and renewal across Groningen, Drenthe, Overijssel, North … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged 2026 investment programme, 600 kilometres of power lines, digital grid solutions, Drenthe, Dutch Electricity Grid, EIB, electric vehicles, electricity network, electricity supply, electricity transport capacity, electrification, energy security, energy transition, Enexis, Enexis Strengthens Energy Transition Investment With €500 Million EIB Financing, Enexis to Use EIB Financing to Reinforce Power Networks Across Five Dutch Provinces, EU climate bank, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Backs Enexis Electricity Grid Expansion in the Netherlands, European Union, grid capacity, grid operator, Groningen, Limburg, low-voltage cables, Marjanne van Ittersum, medium-voltage cables, Netherlands, network resilience, North Brabant, Overijssel, power lines, renewable energy, renewable energy connections, Robert de Groot, smart grid management, solar power, transformer stations, wind power, £4, €500 million financing facility
(IN BRIEF) RWE has secured a contract in the latest tender held by Germany’s Federal Network Agency for the repowering of its Rethen-Vordorf onshore wind farm in Lower Saxony. The company will replace three existing turbines with three modern turbines, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities
Tagged 000 households, 17, 21 megawatts, 5.4 megawatts, battery projects, commissioning 2027, electricity supply, energy transition, Essen, Federal Network Agency, Germany, Gifhorn, Green Growth, local authorities, Lower Saxony, Lower Saxony Participation Act, onshore wind, renewable energy, Renewable Energy Expansion, Rethen-Vordorf wind farm, RWE, RWE Highlights Potential of Wind Farm Modernisation With Rethen-Vordorf Upgrade, RWE Renewables Europe & Australia, RWE Secures Tender Success for 21 MW Wind Farm Modernisation Project in Germany, RWE to Replace Three Turbines in Lower Saxony With Higher-Capacity Wind Technology, solar projects, Sopna Sury, Wind Farm Repowering, wind power, wind turbines
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies has completed the divestment of its distributed solar generation activities in seven European countries: France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom and Luxembourg. The portfolio totals around 170 MW and mainly consists of rooftop solar … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom
Tagged 170 MW solar portfolio, Amarenco, AMPYR Distributed Energy, Belgium, distributed generation, distributed solar generation, economies of scale, electricity supply, energy transition, Europe, France, gross renewable capacity, Luxembourg, Netherlands, PORTUGAL, renewable assets, renewable energy, renewable energy divestment, rooftop solar, solar assets, solar power, Spain, TotalEnergies, TotalEnergies Divests 170 MW Rooftop Solar Portfolio as Renewable Strategy Shifts Toward Scale, TotalEnergies Exits Distributed Solar Generation in Europe to Focus on Utility-Scale Renewables, TotalEnergies Refocuses European Renewables Business on Large Solar and Wind Projects, United Kingdom, utility-scale solar, wind farms
(IN BRIEF) Hydro Energy and Eviny Fornybar have signed a power purchase agreement covering 0.5 TWh of renewable electricity per year from 2031 to 2040. The agreement totals 5 TWh, with power to be delivered in Norway’s NO5 price area. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged aluminium, Årdal, electricity supply, energy transition, Eviny Fornybar, foundry alloys, Hydro, Hydro and Eviny Sign Long-Term Renewable Power Agreement Covering 5 TWh, hydro energy, Hydro Expands Future Renewable Power Supply Through Ten-Year Eviny Contract, Hydro Secures Renewable Electricity Supply in Norway Through 2040, industrial power demand, Kari Ekelund Thørud, low-carbon aluminium, net-zero emissions, NO5, Norway, Power Purchase Agreement, PPA, primary aluminium, renewable electricity, renewable energy projects, renewable power, sheet ingot, Sonja Chirico Indrebø
(IN BRIEF) Statkraft and Alcoa have signed two new power agreements to secure electricity supply for Alcoa’s aluminium plant at Lista in Southern Norway. The agreements cover approximately 4.8 TWh of electricity for the period 2028 to 2031 and are … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged 000 metric tonnes per year, 000 metric tonnes per year restart, 2028 to 2031, 31, 4.8 TWh electricity, 95, Alcoa, Alcoa Lista, Alcoa Lista Secures Long-Term Power Supply Through New Agreements with Statkraft, aluminium production, aluminium smelter, commercial power terms, competitive power prices, electricity supply, energy security, energy supply, Hallvard Granheim, industrial competitiveness, Industrial Operations, Lista aluminium plant, long-term power supply, nameplate capacity, New Statkraft-Alcoa Agreements Strengthen Energy Foundation for Lista Smelter, NO2, Norwegian industry, power agreements, power-intensive industry, predictable regulatory framework, Production Line 2, regional development, renewable power, Southern Norway, Southwest Norway, stable power prices, Statkraft, Statkraft and Alcoa Sign Power Agreements to Secure Electricity Supply for Lista Aluminium Plant, Statkraft to Supply 4.8 TWh of Electricity to Support Alcoa’s Aluminium Operations in Southern Norway, Tor Arne Berg, value creation
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has committed €20 million to green bonds issued by Latvenergo, Latvia’s state-owned energy company, supporting the company’s latest bond issuance under its European Green Bond framework. The financing will help fund renewable energy and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Latvia, Luxembourg
Tagged anchor investor, Baltic energy system, Baltics, battery energy storage systems, capital markets, clean energy transition, climate neutrality, EIB, EIB Anchor Investment in Latvenergo Green Bonds Strengthens Baltic Green Finance and Energy Transition, electricity supply, energy security, Euro Medium Term Note Programme, European Green Bond framework, European Green Bond Standard, European Investment Bank, European Union climate bank, fossil fuel reduction, Green Bonds, green finance, Guntars Baļčūns, hydropower refurbishment, Karl Nehammer, Latvenergo, Latvenergo AS, Latvia, Latvia’s Clean Energy Development Receives EIB Support Through New Latvenergo Green Bond Investment, onshore wind, private capital mobilisation, renewable energy, solar photovoltaic installations, state-owned energy company, sustainable financing, sustainable infrastructure, €20 million investment, €300 million bond
(IN BRIEF) AFRY has signed a new framework agreement with Svenska Kraftnät to provide IT services supporting the modernization and expansion of Sweden’s electricity transmission system. AFRY was selected as one of six final suppliers through a two-stage procurement process. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, AFRY Expands Long-Term Partnership with Svenska Kraftnät Through Major Digital Infrastructure Agreement, AFRY Secures New IT Services Framework Agreement with Svenska Kraftnät for Sweden’s Power Grid Modernization, Critical Infrastructure, digital infrastructure, digital systems, electricity modernization, electricity supply, electricity transmission system, energy infrastructure, energy transition, engineering services, Fredrik Persson, Grid Expansion, grid security, infrastructure technology, IT development, IT Services, national grid, power grid modernization, power networks, procurement process, quality assurance, secure operations, sustainable energy, Svenska kraftnät, Sweden, Swedish energy sector, System Design, transmission and distribution, transmission network, utility sector
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has signed a SEK 500 million contract with Svenska kraftnät to expand the electricity grid in western Stockholm through the installation of a new 10-kilometer-long 400 kV cable connection between Kronåsen and Råcksta. The project is part … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Sweden
Tagged 400 kV connection, BREEAM Infrastructure, electricity supply, energy security, Grid Expansion, high voltage transmission, Kronåsen, Nordic infrastructure, power infrastructure, Råcksta, Skanska, Skanska Secures Major Power Infrastructure Project Supporting Stockholm’s Future Electricity Supply, Skanska Sweden, Stockholm electricity grid, sustainable infrastructure, Svenska kraftnät
(IN BRIEF) OMV Petrom confirms that the Neptun Deep Black Sea gas development with Romgaz is progressing on schedule, with first gas expected in 2027 and investments estimated at up to EUR 4 billion. As development drilling continues, the company … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Romania
Tagged 2043, Anaconda-1 well, Black Sea gas, Christina Verchere, Cristian Hubati, deepwater exploration, Domino field, electricity supply, EUR 4 billion investment, EUR 90 million well cost, Exploration Wells and License Extensions, first gas 2027, fiscal framework, hydrocarbons, natural gas resources, Neptun Deep, offshore energy, OMV Petrom, onshore exploration, Pelican South, production license extension, Romania, Romanian energy sector, Romania’s Largest Energy Investor Progresses Deepwater Projects, Romgaz, royalties, seismic drilling, Taxation
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 20-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, a European energy company with a mission to enable fossil free living within one generation, has announced it now delivers 100 percent fossil free hydro power to Orthex’s factories in Sweden and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Sweden
Tagged Alexander Rosenlew, bio-based materials, carbon footprint, electricity, electricity supply, energy transition, environmental impact, EPD, Finland, fossil free, global warming, Gnosjö, household products, hydro power, Lohja, Magnus Westberg, Orthex, recycled, sustainability, sustainable raw materials, Tingsryd, Vattenfall
(PRESS RELEASE) BILBAO, 22-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Spanish multinational electric utility company Iberdrola has announced its first half of 2020 results including guidance for the entire 2020. Commenting on the results, Ignacio Galán, CEO of Iberdrola, said that the company … Read the full press release
STOCKHOLM, 18-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall and the Norwegian industrial group Elkem have signed a long-term electricity supply agreement for the period 2020 – 2026. The deal is the first major supply agreement with Elkem and includes supply of 260 GWh … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Norway, Sweden
Tagged Bjørn Bruvik, electricity, electricity supply, Elkem, ENERGY, ferrous silicon, foundry, Morten Viga, Norway, silicon, Vattenfall
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