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Electrabel not building new large Belgian power plants under current rules

London, May 18, 2012, 815 am EDT/1215 GMT

Electrabel is not planning to invest in new large-scale power plants in Belgium due to current market conditions, the GDF Suez subsidiary said Friday.

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Podcasts

ACER rules must not impose excessive burden on energy market
May 15, 2012 - Director of ACER discusses the organization's plans regarding the monitoring of Europe's wholesale and OTC power markets.

Intense coal-to-gas switching in US Southeast in-the-money through 2014
May 15, 2012 - How coal-to-gas switching in the US' biggest power consuming region has been led by historically low natural gas prices.

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Coal-to-gas switch in US Southeast driven by price, new builds through 2015

May 11, 2012

The Southeast, the top power-consuming region in the US and the leader in coal-to-gas switching, is poised to become a gas-on-gas battleground as Marcellus producers aim to win market share from other shale basins and traditional Gulf supplies.

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The Barrel: John Arnold and the knock-on effects of shrinking margins

What John Arnold's exit from trading says about natural gas and power markets today.

The Barrel: Australian coalseam gas comes under scrutiny

Christine Forster writes about coalseam gas in this week's Oilgram News column, Regulation & the Environment

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Renewables revolution: Europe leads the way

January 18, 2012 (13:36 mins)

Renewable energy's share of the generation mix, already substantial in several European countries, is rising fast. Platts discuss the rate of progress for wind, solar and other renewable sources towards the holy grail of 'grid parity'.

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What Next for Asian Power Generators?

The global economic crisis has affected electricity generators worldwide and nowhere more so than in Asia (published May 2009).

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