Policy risk
Pause for thought?
Electricity deregulation in Ontario promises to avoid the price hikes and power shortages seen in some markets. So why are end-users unhappy? Kevin Foster reports
Two hubs or one?
Independent traders are desperate for a hub that will provide real liquidity and help force the Ruhrgas-dominated German natural gas market to open to competition. Peter Joy reports
Opening up Germany’s gas market
The German government has yet to step forward and commit to the European objective of an internal market for natural gas. Dr Jörg Spicker of Aquila Energy GmbH says now is the time for action
Ripples from a big fish
What effect has the fall of Enron had on the energy sector? Energy market information specialist FAME Energy offers a brief analysis of the state of the industry
On a slow road
Many in the energy industry are touting Italy as the next country in Europe to fully open its energy market to competition. But on closer examination, the country has a long way to go if it is to emulate the UK, the Nordic region and Germany. By Robin…
An uncertain future
Questions over regulatory requirements in the US were making energy firms cautious about their expansion plans, even before Enron’s collapse complicated the picture. By Kevin Foster
Where now for Nordic?
The Nordic electricity sector is usually held up as the best working market in the world. We investigate why it is so successful and what it plans to do now that other countries in Europe are opening up their power sectors. By Joel Hanley