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European electricity margins are shrinking.(europe)

Power Engineering International

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The amount of spare electricity generating capacity in Europe is shrinking as investment in new capacity fails to keep pace with the growth in demand according to the consultancy Capgemini.

The average margin dropped to 4.8 per cent over the winter of 2005-2006, one percentage point lower than the previous year. The countries with the smallest margins include the United Kingdom, France, Belgium and Greece.

Over the past five years most EU states have failed to increase capacity to keep pace with demand. Spain is the worst case with capacity rising by 8 per cent while peak demand rose by 15 per cent. Only Ireland increased its margin by a ...

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