Italy
Power surge: the value of investing in renewables
Energy market expert investigates ways to forecast future power prices and capture rates in order to value renewables PPAs
Conference highlights questions over Remit implementation
Problems encountered by Emir demonstrate issues that need to be solved before Remit reporting begins, argue attendees at Energy Risk Italia
Renewables need stronger EU co-ordination, says regulator
Senior Italian regulator says transition towards greater use of renewables requires a “co-ordinated European approach”, including harmonised market rules
Influx into Italian electricity
Interest in Italian power trading has picked up lately, according to market participants. Nonetheless, the market remains dogged by challenges, including a lack of exchange liquidity and excess supply in the midst of an economic slump. Gillian Carr…
Has the bubble burst for Italy's renewables market?
The recent legal changes relating to the renewables energy sector in Italy, which will retroactively cancel all industry incentives, has caused strong opposition from energy players. Catia Tomasetti and Gabriele Malgeri outline the changes
Iraq's oil minister calls for swift action on contracts
Iraq calls on foreign energy companies, such as BP, Eni and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to move swiftly to implement their recently awarded contracts
Tradition closes its first Italian gas trade
Tradition has closed its first Italian gas trade on the back of rising liquidity in the Italian gas and power markets
Q&A with Claudio Machetti, chief risk officer of Italian utility ENEL Group
As Europe’s second largest power company, Enel has risk management strategies that are far more sophisticated than those of most Italian power participants. Katie Holliday talks to the company’s chief risk officer, Claudio Machetti
Interest growing in Italy's power market
The relatively small and illiquid Italian power markets have attracted increasing interest from energy companies and investment banks in recent years. Katie Holliday finds out why this is and what the potential is for Italy’s power market
Blackouts spark supply debate
The world’s energy regulators met in Rome last month, days after the Italian blackout on September 28. Perfect timing, it would seem – but what are the regulators going to do about Europe’s bottlenecked grid? Paul Lyon reports