David Blair's Blog, page 125

Npower becomes latest utility to raise prices

Higher wholesale costs blamed for increases in gas and electricity charges, but the move is criticised by a consumer watchdog

Doubts raised over UK energy investments

German power groups RWE and Eon report plunging profits, raising doubts about the billions of pounds needed to renew the UK's energy infrastructure

Eon to cut up to 11,000 jobs

German utility suffers 'dramatic' commercial repercussions from Germany's decision to phase out nuclear power stations

IEA says global oil demand growth slows

Monthly oil market report discloses a significant cooling of demand and a modest increase in supply

Latin America aids International Power's growth

Electricity generator has matched expectations with a 9 per cent rise in pro-forma operating income to €1.34bn

Gas consortium plans €1bn Greek investment

Rare example of inward investment into Greece would create 2,000 jobs as it completes a chain that would transport gas from Azerbaijan to the EU

Reforms to impose more costs on employers

Proposed reforms to employment law said to run counter to government's pro-growth message and even to threaten damage to economy

Audio slideshow: Dungeness' nuclear supporters

Why Dungeness residents are hoping for a new nuclear power station, despite the area's status as a vital habitat for rare vegetation and bird life

Nuclear timetable allowed to slip

Tim Yeo, chairman of parliament's energy select committee, says that delaying plants construction is liable to cause more hold-ups later

Dungeness residents embrace nuclear power

With the last reactor on the site set for closure, locals are setting a rare example of reverse Nimbyism by campaigning to host a new one