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By Danilo Masoni MILAN, February 12 - European utilities plunged on Thursday following a'sharp decline in carbon prices, after suggestions that the EU intervene in the markets, a move which?investors feared could squeeze the sector's earnings. Europe's benchmark "carbon" contract fell to its lowest levels since August, after leaders in countries such as Germany and Italy suggested that the European Union consider revising the bloc’s emissions trading system. Luca 'Moro is the CIO of SpesX - an Italian fund that focuses on energy transition. He said: "If this message gains traction, then those who have been speculating and?buying a green...

Orange Polska reported a 10% worse than expected decline in its net profit for the third quarter due to increased finance costs. However, it confirmed its guidance for core earnings and revenue. The third quarter net profit was 228 million Zlotys (63 million dollars). The analysts polled expected a net profit of 250 million zlotys. The Polish division of France's Orange attributed the drop in profit to increased net finance costs after it purchased a 5G licence. Why it's important Orange Polska, with a market capitalisation of 12.20 billion zlotys (approximately $9.04 billion zlotys), is the biggest listed telecoms in...

Orange Polska announced a 18% increase in its second-quarter net income to 272 millions zlotys (74 million dollars) compared with the same period last year. The analysts polled expected the net profit at 272 millions zlotys. The company stated that the increase in profit was due to the sale of Orange Energia, its energy business, to the Finnish group Fortum. This transaction took place earlier this year. In a statement, CFO Jacek Kubinicki explained that the sales were part of an effort to focus on its core businesses. Why it's important Orange Polska, with a market capitalisation of 11.72 billion...

In a presentation to analysts on Tuesday, German utility Uniper said that it had sold a portion of its future output of hydropower as part a hedge strategy. Uniper said that it had sold 35% (of its German hydropower production) for 2026, at an average price per megawatt-hour of 92 euros ($104.12), and 5% (2027), at an average rate of 86 euros/MWh. LSEG data revealed that the wholesale benchmark price of German power round-the clock from all sources in 2025 was 83.46 euro on Monday and 77.39 euro for 2027. These discrepancies are partly due to lower fuel prices in...

Fortum, the Finnish utility, has announced that it will not be returning to Russia, but is still interested in purchasing the Nordic assets from its former German subsidiary Uniper. This announcement came after Fortum beat market expectations with its first-quarter profit. Since the Russian authorities seized Fortum and Uniper's Russian assets in response to Western sanctions for Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, they have been managed by executives from Moscow. Markus Rauramo, Fortum's CEO, ruled out any return to Russia if the war were to end. He also said that the arbitration process regarding the Russian seizure was still ongoing....

Finnish utility Fortum reported on Tuesday a biggerthanexpected drop in JulySeptember operating revenue and stated it would invest 100 million euros in the decarbonisation of its Czestochowa heat and power plant in Poland. Operating revenue fell to 123 million euros ($ 133 million). in the fiscal 3rd quarter from 251 million a year previously on. lower spot prices, against a typical projection of 157 million. euros in a company-provided survey. In July and August, Nordic area prices were pressured by. high precipitation, good nuclear accessibility and increasing. wind and solar output, Fortum CEO Markus Rauramo said in a. statement. Fortum...

Finnish utility Fortum said on Tuesday it had filed legal procedures in a. Dutch civil court against Forward Energo, its former Russian. company, over overdue intercompany loans amounting to around 600. million euros ($ 648.60 million). Previously this year, Fortum said it would seek billions of. euros in payment from Russia for Moscow's seizure in 2015. of the group's assets in the nation. The claim, consisting of interest and default interest,. would total up to around 800 million euros, the business said in a. declaration, including the procedure is expected to take some years. PAO Forward Energo (previously called PAO...

Finland's Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor, Europe's largest, will resume typical output after performing at lowered capability due to a technical issue, operator TVO said on Wednesday. The reason for the disruption related to the unforeseen drop of the control rod in the OL3 reactor has actually been identified and the concern has been dealt with, TVO said on X. OL3 had been running generally when the reactor's safety automation suddenly drove one control rod into the reactor on Wednesday, triggering a decrease in power output, TVO stated in a. statement. The function of control rods is to change the power...

Russia's government has proposed purchasing state business that get properties and residential or commercial property through court choices to pay 50% of the possessions' market value to the federal budget, a note released by the lower home of parliament showed. More than 1 trillion roubles' ($ 10.54 billion) worth of strategic business and assets, seen as vital for establishing Russia's economy and defence abilities, were moved to state ownership by Russian courts in 2015, District Attorney General Igor Krasnov said in March. The draft law, if passed, would enter into force in 2025, and the possessions would be subject to...

Finnish energy Fortum stated on Monday it has successfully begun utilizing nuclear fuel from U.S.based Westinghouse Electric as it seeks to change Russian nuclear fuel at its Loviisa power plant in Finland. The loading of the new fuel is a substantial turning point that guarantees a reliable Western alternative for fuel, Fortum stated in a declaration, adding that the very first batch from Westinghouse had been filled throughout the power plant's yearly interruption in August. The safe and trusted operation of our Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant is essential for Finland's security of supply, it stated. The Loviisa website has depended...

Europe has actually clocked a. record number of hours of negative power rates this year due to. a mismatch between need and supply as solar energy generation. soars, potentially helping to move investment to much needed. storage options. Wholesale power markets in most of Europe's key economies. turned out no or negative prices for a record variety of hours. in the first 5 months of this year at times of low demand. That means producers more frequently need to pay to unload. power, or stop their plants. One could definitely state that, at this moment, success is. consuming its own...

The offered capability for crossborder electrical energy transmission between northern Finland and Sweden will be lower than usual in the summer season due to upkeep and building and construction work, grid operators stated on Tuesday. The constraint might see higher power cost fluctuations than regular, particularly at times of concurrently low or high wind power production, disruptions in power plants or interruptions on other transmission lines, Finland's Fingrid said. In between May 29 and June 23, capacity from Finland to Sweden will be 300 megawatts (MW) rather of the usual 1,100 MW, a. market message published by Swedish grid operator...

Outokumpu, a Finnish stainless steel'maker, warned on Thursday that despite a core profit of over $500,000 for the fourth quarter 2025 which was above market expectations. At 1319 GMT, the shares were down about 5%. Last year, European Steelmakers were under pressure from a weak domestic market, high energy costs and cheap Asian imports. They welcomed EU protections such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism or the European Commission’s proposal to reduce import quotas. Marc-Simon Schaar, the finance chief at CBAM, told reporters that despite the fact that he expected a'significant recovery in volumes' and saw more activity on the...

Greenland's Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen warned Monday that despite the fact that Donald Trump, U.S. president has disclaimed military force, Washington is still attempting to gain control of the Arctic island. Trump increased his calls for U.S. sovereignty over Greenland in the beginning of the year. He cited national security concerns relating to Russia and China. Some European NATO allies defended Denmark's sovereignty over Greenland, and said Trump’s pressure threatened the NATO alliance. Since then, the U.S. President has backed away from threats of violence and claimed that he secured U.S. total access to Greenland through a NATO deal....

Donald Trump, the U.S. president, has linked his desire to seize control of Greenland with his failure to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. He said he was no longer thinking "purely of Peace", as the row on the Arctic island threatened to reignite the trade war between Europe and the U.S. Trump is intensifying his efforts to take over Greenland, which belongs to NATO member Denmark. He has threatened punitive tariffs against countries that stand in his path and prompted the European Union (EU) to consider retaliatory measures. The dispute threatens to bring down the NATO alliance, which has been...

In a letter, U.S. president Donald Trump told Norway's Prime Minister that he did not feel obligated to "think purely of Peace", because he hadn't?been?awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He also reiterated his demand for Greenland. Stoere said in a press release that the letter was written in response to a short message sent by Norway's Premier Jonas Gahr Stoere to Trump opposing his decision imposing tariffs on European allies for refusing to allow the U.S. to take control of Greenland. Trump's letter stated that he no longer felt obligated to only think of Peace. Although it will always be...

On Saturday, protesters in Denmark and Greenland called for the island to be allowed to decide its own fate and criticized President Donald Trump's demand that it be ceded. Trump has said that Greenland's strategic location and its large mineral deposits are vital for U.S. national security. He has also not ruled out the use of force to seize it. The European nations sent military personnel this week to the island on Denmark's request. MARCHING FOR GREENLAND AT NUUK AND COPENHAGEN Demonstrators in Copenhagen chanted, "Greenland's not for sale", and carried slogans like "No means No", and "Hands Off Greenland",...

The European share market was subdued Friday due to weakness in mining and luxury stocks. This marked a gloomy end to a week that had been dominated by?the beginning of a busy earning season along with geopolitical concerns. The pan-European STOXX 600 index finished at 614.38, while the luxury index fell 3.2%. This was its largest daily drop since early October. Richemont, one of the biggest losers, fell 5.4%, after BofA Global Research cut its recommendation for the Swiss jewellery firm to neutral from buy, and advised investors to "wait", citing inflated valuations following a recent rally. "European stocks are...

Outokumpu, a Finnish stainless steel manufacturer, reported a third-quarter profit that was below the market's expectations on Wednesday. It also announced it would invest $45 million into establishing a pilot plant in America. In the period June-September, the adjusted earnings before taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), as measured by the company, fell 60%, to 34 million euros. This was below the 35.7 million forecasted by analysts in a survey provided by the firm. European steelmakers are facing challenges, including a low domestic demand, high energy costs and severe pressures from imports at low prices from Asia, particularly China. The global...

Outokumpu, a Finnish stainless steel manufacturer, reported Thursday a core income that was above the market expectation for the second quarter. It also said that it has increased its target of short-term savings to 60 million euro ($68.6 millions) by 2025. Outokumpu's consensus forecast had analysts expecting 69 million euros. In an earnings report, CEO Kati Ter Horst stated that "we continued to benefit from the strong market positions we have in Europe and the U.S." She did say, however, the quarter was marked with uncertainty and increased geopolitical tensions. This led to an increase in caution among customers. The...

The European Union found that it did not have the leverage it needed to force Donald Trump's America to agree to a trade agreement on their terms. So, it signed a deal which it could just about stomach. The agreement reached on Sunday on a 15% tariff blanket after months of standoff is a reality-check on the aspirations for the European Union, a 27-country bloc of countries, to become a power economic able to compete with the United States and China. The cold shower feels all the more refreshing, given that for years the EU has portrayed itself to be...

The trade war between the United States and Japan, which has impacted businesses from chip makers to steel producers, caused a downturn in results. However, Japan's agreement lifted stocks as well as hopes that Europe could reach a similar deal. Investors cheered the news of a new trade agreement between Japan and the United States, which will lower tariffs on auto imports while sparing Tokyo from new taxes on other goods. This news sparked hopes of a deal being reached with the European Union before the Trump administration's August 1 deadline. Results from Texas Instruments, SSAB, and other steelmakers showed...

Greenland granted a permit for a project backed by the European Union to mine molybdenum. This metal is used in aerospace, defence, and energy, and China has placed export restrictions on it. After U.S. president Donald Trump expressed interest in buying it earlier this summer, the resource-rich Arctic Island has seen increased activity in its mining industry over the last month. The government of Greenland said that the permit was given to Toronto-listed Greenland Resources, a company supported by the European Raw Material Alliance and which holds the license to the Malmbjerg Project in eastern Greenland. According to the company,...

Court filings show that a Russian court postponed the legal proceedings in a $2.9 Billion lawsuit brought by Rosatom, Russia's nuclear energy company, against Finland's Fortum & Outokumpu by over nine months. In May, documents filed in court and a Rosatom press release revealed that the state-controlled nuclear energy company Rosatom was seeking compensation of 227.8 billion Russian roubles (about $2.9 billion) for the termination of the contract for the Hanhikivi-1 Nuclear Power Plant in Finland. Court documents, which did not provide any further information, showed that the hearing at the Moscow City Arbitration Court scheduled for Wednesday morning has...