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CEZ given takeover clearance
30 December, 2002
Czech Republic - The Czech Anti-Monopoly Office (UOHS) said that it had allowed the state-controlled power producer CEZ to take over state stakes in eight regional electricity distribution companies. UOHS added that the verdict has what it calls 'structural conditions'.

British biomass burns out
30 December, 2002
United Kingdom - Britain's plans to generate large amounts of electricity through burning biomass have all but collapsed.

Vattenfall to upgrade hydro plants
30 December, 2002
Sweden - Vattenfall plans to invest nearly $700 million up to 2013 to modernise its hydropower stations.

Dabhol restart delayed
30 December, 2002
India - The proposed restarting of Dabhol received yet another setback when GE set the precondition of getting its dues cleared before the start of the project

R50 bn investment needed
30 December, 2002
The need for investment in South Africa's power business is approaching 'crunch time' according to public enterprises department director Sivi Gounden

AES to sell two African ventures
30 December, 2002
Africa - AES Corporation of the USA has agreed to sell its interest in two power plants in Africa for $329 million.

InterGen completes Rijnmond financing
30 December, 2002
Netherlands - InterGen has announced the financial closure of the $608 million 790MWe gas-fired CHP facility at Rijnmond Energie Center, in Rotterdam.

Korean fuel oil supply suspended
23 December, 2002
North Korea - The Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organisation (KEDO) has suspended fuel oil shipments to North Korea from December, following North Korea's admission that it has a nuclear weapons programme.

BE gets stay of execution
23 December, 2002
UK - British Energy, the UK's biggest nuclear generator, has been allowed by the government to restructure its debt in order to stave off bankruptcy.

Latest 'clean coal' plant officially operational
23 December, 2002
USA - Agasinst a beckground of controversy the US Department of Energy (DoE) and the Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) have declared that the USA's newest clean coal plant, the Northside generating station, is fully operational.

US energy bill will rise again
23 December, 2002
USA - Because the US Congress adjourned without reaching agreement on a national energy strategy, lawmakers will have to start again from scratch when Congress reconvenes early in 2003.

Westinghouse 'will not bid' for Finnish nuke
23 December, 2002
Westinghouse has decided not to bid for the fifth Finnish reactor. It considers that the single-unit procurement cannot be profitable on a turnkey basis. The comnpany favours a standardised design which would be built in a series.

Kozloduy closure agreed
23 December, 2002
The Bulgarian government has undertaken to close down two of the reactors at Kozloduy to ease its entry into the European Union.

TXU Europe goes into administration
23 December, 2002
UK - TXU Europe, which reputedly owes its banks £780 million, and bondholders over £2 billion, has been placed in administration after defaulting on a power purchase contract.

Tepco submits final report
20 December, 2002
Japan - Tepco has submitted its final report to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) following suspension of operations at Fukushima I-1 due to alleged data falsification.

The people have spoken
20 December, 2002
United Kingdom - The Performance and Innovation Unit (PIU) published its White Paper on the strategic issues surrounding energy policy for Great Britain in February 2002. It asked for the public and stakeholders to comment on the PIU's review. This consultation has been completed, and the views collated and examined.

Regulating Tc-99 emissions
20 December, 2002
United Kingdom - The Environment Agency announced its intention to implement as soon as possible the controls proposed in September 2001, for tighter regulation of Tc-99 discharges from BNFL's Sellafield facility into the Irish Sea.

Small is bountiful
20 December, 2002
United States - Although Congress failed to enact a fiscal 2003 spending bill for the US Department of Energy (DoE), Senate appropriators had recommended earmarking $3 million for design work on small modular reactors.

NRC may cite TXU
20 December, 2002
United States - The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering whether to cite TXU for an apparent violation involving a leaking steam generator tube at the 1150MWe Commanche Peak 1 PWR.

Nuclear back on Italian agenda
20 December, 2002
Italy - A draft law that would allow Italian utilities to take part in foreign nuclear enterprises is being considered by the Italian parliament.



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