Tag: Energy sector
Reducing Barriers to Entry and Hedging Against Obsolescence with Smart Grid...
Interoperability is the last significant barrier to the full participation of distributed energy resources in electricity markets and operations. The opportunities for diverse and...
EU Regulator To Work With Germany On 200B Euro Energy Aid...
On Monday The European Commission said it was talking with Germany about its energy support package. This particular package has received criticism from those...
Competition in the Energy Sector: Recent Developments in Latin America
By Paulo Burnier da Silveira and Thaiane Abreu1
Introduction
The energy sector has been under the careful watch of policymakers and competition authorities. It is an...
French Regulator Appoints New Deputy General Rapporteur
Laure Gauthier has been appointed Deputy General Rapporteur of the Autorité de la concurrence by decision of the General Rapporteur, Stanislas Martin, who heads...
China’s State Grid Looks To Latin America In $3B Deal
State Grid of China will pay €2.57 billion (US$3 billion) for an electricity network company in Chile, its first overseas deal in almost a...
UK: Two of Britain’s biggest energy groups in talks to combine
Energy supplier SSE says it has been in talks with the owner of rival, Npower, discussing the option of forming a new UK...
Taiwan: Largest-ever solar energy merger announced
Three major Taiwanese solar cell makers on Monday, October 16, announced a merger that will become the largest-ever deal of its kind in the...
Australia: Energy sector lacks competition says watchdog
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has delivered its preliminary report examining retail electricity prices to the Turnbull government, providing yet more evidence...
Japan/US: Kurarary buying Calgon Carbon for US$1.1b
Calgon Carbon and Kuraray announced on Thursday, September 21, that the boards of both companies have unanimously approved of Kuraray’s acquisition of Calgon for...
UK: Aveva agrees 3-billion software deal with Schneider
France's Schneider Electric will take a 60% stake in an enlarged industrial software business worth about GBP£3 billion (US$3.9 billion) after agreeing to combine...
