Power Sector Troubles in Southern Europe!

Times are tough for the power sector in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece. Troubles with the euro are forcing governments to cut back on investment and subsidies for power generation and increase power prices in Southern Europe. As a result, dreams to achieve energy security are increasingly a more distant prospect as the investment climate becomes more difficult for investors to achieve such ambitions. In Spain we have seen the government look with more interest at the possibility of shale gas in the Basque country and offshore drilling for gas in the Canary Islands, providing a new solution for its power sector. However, in Italy, the failure of Berlusconi's dreams for a nuclear Italy mean that, renewables will play a greater role in fulfilling Italy's energy security prospects. However, in all the countries concerned energy policies will be limited by fiscal constraints and political uncertainties.

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