Expert comment on the key issues facing the European electricity market

The editors of Platts Power in Europe and Platts Energy in East Europe have brought together a distinguished team of contributors from a variety of disciplines to comment on developments within the European electricity market. These features cover special issues such as interconnectors, renewables, nuclear power, security of supply and project finance and sit alongside a series of country reports. These either provide an overview of market developments or pinpoint key issues; Davide Tabarelli from RIE looks at old problems and new opportunities in Italy whilst Peter Styles from the European Federation of Energy Traders looks as the need for an SoS Directive for electricity.

Feature articles include:

• Twan Vollebregt from Elan Energy Consulting and Loughlin Nolan from ABN AMRO looking at potential opportunities for interconnectors
• the exporting success of CEZ by Alejandro Demichelis and Philippe Carpentier at Wood Mackenzie.
• a detailed look at regulation and other challenges facing the German energy market by Markus Strelow and Daniel Schmachtenberg from Ashurst
• Sweden’s struggle with conflicting priorities by Andreas Zsiga at Standard and Poors
• Dr Tony White and Kate Hampton at Climate Change Capital posing the question ‘Who needs renewables?’

The European Electricity Review includes additional features from contribitutors from, among others, the following companies; PA Consulting, Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research, UBS, Grupo BBVA, Herbert Smith, NERA, Norton Rose, Allen & Overy, IPA Energy Consulting, CERA and Linklaters.

Power statistics, prices & data

Many of the articles are supported by tabular and graphic illustrations, with a substantive section comprising data sets on energy balances and Platts discovered prices for all the key traded markets. The date section also includes global electricity and gas merger and acquisition activity in 2003 taken from PWC’s annual review.