The French government is doubling down on calls for energy savings amid rising prices and the war in Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. Agnes Pannier-Runacher, minister for energy transition, said the measures include a ban on light advertising at night, except in train stations and airports, and preventing shops from keeping doors open when the air conditioning […]
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Athens says ‘no’ to the Commission’s proposal for natural gas – The powerful alliances and the crucial Council of Ministers of Energy
Of Dimitris Gatsiu “Greece cannot accept the Commission’s proposal for a horizontal reduction of natural gas demand by 15% in all member states”. This is the resounding message that Athens is sending to Brussels, forming together with ten other capitals of the Union, a strong alliance in view of the intense confrontation that is expected […]
PASOK-KINAL: The hyperspeculation of the energy markets in Greece continues well
“According to the report of the European Commission’s energy market observatory, Greek businesses and Greek households pay very high prices for electricity compared to the rest of Europe,” states a joint announcement by the Finance and Energy sectors of PASOK-KINAL. According to the announcement: “The hyper-speculative nature of the energy markets in Greece is taking […]
TAIPED: Athens airport on the Stock Exchange, expensive tolls on Attiki Odos during peak hours
By Fotis Fotinos In yesterday’s press conference, the Managing Director of TAIPED, Dimitris Politis, and the Authorized Advisor, Panagiotis Stamboulidis, detailed the course of the privatization program. The two top executives of the Fund asserted that in recent months, remarkable progress has been recorded in a number of projects, either at the level of maturity […]
Equinor acquires battery storage company East Point Energy
The Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor is proceeding with the acquisition of the American company producing energy storage batteries East Point Energy. The Norwegian giant has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the American company, which is developing and developing “early to mid-stage battery storage projects on the US East Coast” with a […]
Putin warning: Sanctions could lead to catastrophic spike in energy prices
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that continued sanctions against Russia could lead to catastrophic price increases in energy markets, hitting households across Europe with much higher energy prices, Reuters reported. “Yes, we know that the Europeans are trying to replace Russian energy resources,” Putin said in a televised meeting with senior officials. “However, […]
What energy crisis? Nordic energy will be almost free this weekend
Amid an energy crisis, with European electricity and gas prices hitting record highs, Scandinavian homes and factories can use electricity this weekend almost for free, according to Bloomberg. Saturday’s average electricity prices in the northern corner of Europe fell to 4.17 euros per megawatt hour on the Nord Pool energy exchange in Oslo, the lowest […]
Al. Charitsis for energy policy: Mr. Mitsotakis insists on neoliberal beliefs
“Neoliberal beliefs”, the Head of Development of the SYRIZA-PS, Alexis Haritsis, attributes to the Prime Minister on the occasion of the government’s energy policy. In his post on social media, Mr. Haritsis says: “You can’t call him a socialist” Mr. Macron today proceeded with 100% nationalization of the energy giant EDF to deal with the […]
Io. Smyrlis: The strengthening of energy relations in the wider region is important
The importance of Greece’s participation in multilateral regional cooperation schemes for international peace and stability was highlighted by the Secretary of State for International Economic Relations and External Affairs and president of Enterprise Greece, Ioannis Smyrlis, in his speech, yesterday, Tuesday, July 5, at the 26th Economist Government Roundtable. in the section entitled “Strategic cooperation […]
Energy efficiency but at an expensive cost – Preparations are in full swing for any eventuality in the gas market
Of Haris Fludopoulos At a time when anxiety is peaking throughout Europe about energy sufficiency and the availability of natural gas in the next period, Greece seems to be facing the whole crisis with strong advantages that ensure that at least at the level of sufficiency, even in the worst case scenario the situation will […]
