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Bolivia: “Watch out for May 1st”

Evo Morales has gone and done it again. The president of Bolivia has nationalised a local unit of Spain’s Red Electrica, “in honour of all Bolivian people.” This is not the first time. Two years ago...

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Russian utilities: back to square one

By Ben Aris of bne Its back to the drawing board for Russia’s utilities reform. The Russian government admitted at the end of last week reforms designed to set the regulated tariff rates have been...

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Gloomy in Buenos Aires

This was downtown Buenos Aires in the rush hour on Wednesday night. Ouch. A gigantic power cut crippled the centre of the capital, causing three hours of chaos and misery for 3m people, some of whom...

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CEZ to delay nuclear contract in Czech political crisis

By Tim Gosling of bne CEZ, the Czech state-controlled utility, is to delay expansion of its Temelin nuclear power plant by a year, as the political crisis gripping the country prevents it from securing...

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Areva loses latest Temelin appeal

By Nicholas Watson of bne Areva, the French nuclear company, has lost its latest appeal against its controversial ejection from the Czech Republic’s giant nuclear tender. The company has vowed to...

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Eskom: funding problems, new debt solutions?

What can Eskom do about it’s funding problems? The South African power utility is looking to spend a whopping $50bn revamping old plants and building new generators including Kusile and Medupi, set to...

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CEZ Temelin project: will it ever happen?

By Nicholas Watson of bne A new Czech government is in the final stages of being formed, but its make-up will probably mean further delays at the very least for the state utility CEZ’s costly nuclear...

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India’s power reforms: new playing field

Last week India’s Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) made two big announcements. Both have moved shares – and both mark a step change in the country’s power sector. First, the commission...

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