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  30.03.2023

  Europe

  EU re­fo­rm of ele­c­t­ri­ci­ty ma­r­ket de­si­gn: The Co­m­mi­s­sio­n's pro­po­sed re­fo­rm of the RE­MIT Fra­me­wo­rk

  On 14 March 2023, the European Commission (“Commission”) published its legislative proposals to reform the EU electricity market in a two-fold way:by amending Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (REMIT) to enhance the toolbox available to monitor and enforce market integrity and transparency (“REMIT Proposal”), andby amending the Regulation (EU) 2019/943 (Electricity Regulation) and Directives Nos (EU) 2018/2001 (RED II) and (EU) 2019/944 (Electricity Directive) to reform the electricity market design rules.In this first article of...

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  29.03.2023

  Europe

  Of­f­sho­re Wi­nd in No­r­way – Fi­r­st Rou­nd An­nou­n­ced

  Live-streaming from an electrical, carbon fibre catamaran, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Minister of Petroleum & Energy Terje Aasland announced today the long awaited first tender process for offshore wind. This first round, catering for approximately 3 GW of offshore wind, is the first step towards the Norwegian government's long-term ambition to allocate areas for 30 GW offshore wind by 2040.A number of offshore wind consortia have been established in anticipation of this first round and we expect to see fierce competition over the four project areas up for award. The...

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  29.03.2023

  Reino Unido

  La­r­ge Ene­r­gy Use­rs – Sp­ri­ng 2023 up­da­te on ene­r­gy ma­r­ket re­fo­r­ms

  Those who develop, own, operate, manage or occupy sites with large or complex energy needs are being required to engage with the energy sector like never before. This Law-Now continues our series focussing on the energy sector developments of particular relevance from the perspective of those responsible for sites with significant energy needs ("Large Energy Users”).  Among a range of issues, we are seeing the interlinked challenges and opportunities created by net zero commitments; securing and maintaining power capacity; and energy cost are all demanding the attention of those...

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  28.03.2023

  Europe

  Eu­ro­pean Pa­r­lia­me­nt and Coun­cil ready to sta­rt ne­go­tia­tio­ns on EU Da­ta Act – Eu­ro­pe ge­ts clo­ser to ado­p­ti­ng a da­ta law

  In February 2022 the European Commission presented its proposal for the EU Data Act, which – if adopted - will introduce a far-reaching legal regime on access to and use of non-personal data in the EU and will, similar to the GDPR, be applicable to businesses established outside the EU. The proposed regulation contains a set of rules defining how various forms of data can be used and by whom for purposes across all economic sectors with the aim of creating a new data-agile ecosystem. While the new law will bring new opportunities, it will also create legal challenges for all actors in the...

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  17.03.2023

  Oriente Medio

  Ele­c­t­ric Vehi­c­le Cha­r­gi­ng In­f­ra­s­t­ru­c­tu­re in the Uni­ted Arab Emi­ra­tes and the Ki­n­g­dom of Sau­di Ara­bia

  With the transport sector accounting for a major part of greenhouse emissions in the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”), the rapid take up of Electric Vehicles (“EVs”) will be vital for the UAE and KSA to meet their carbon neutrality targets by 2050 and 2060 respectively.In the UAE, encouragement to transition to EVs has been enhanced by incentives and measures promoting EVs, such as the Roads and Transport Authority’s (“RTA”) creation of free parking spaces, exemptions from RTA EV registration and renewal fees...

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  16.03.2023

  United Kingdom

  UK Sp­ri­ng Bu­d­get 2023: ene­r­gy and heat se­c­tor im­p­li­ca­tio­ns

  The UK government has made a number of announcements in its Spring Budget.  We have set out below the key measures that will impact the energy and heating sector. The full Spring Budget can be found here.The key announcements of measures in the energy sector are:£20 billion funding for early deployment of Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) projects The UK Government has allocated £20 billion over next two decades towards funding of CCUS (including BECCS) projects. The form that this support will take has not been specified.The Government has restated its support of the preferred...

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