Seven lignite-fired power plant units with a combined generating capacity of 3.1 gigawatt will be shut down in Germany at the end of March after the plant’s planned decommissioning was postponed due to the 2022 energy crisis. The seven coal plants will no longer be allowed to sell their electricity on the wholesale market. The […]
The Council of the EU formally adopted a new law to protect energy consumers from wholesale market manipulation, aiming to strengthen surveillance of wholesale markets and guarantee open and fair electricity competition in the EU. This new text is part of an overall reform of the electricity market in Europe and amends the 2011 regulation […]