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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10146

27 May 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid
Compensation for interruptibility services in the electricity sector in Sardinia and Sicily is not state aid

Brussels, 26/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has authorised a scheme designed to remunerate companies for the provision of instant interruptibility services (the acceptance of power cuts to avoid black outs) in Italy's largest islands, Sardinia and Sicily. The Commission has concluded that the scheme, which is limited to three years, does not constitute state aid, because it remunerates at market price a service, which is necessary to ensure the continuity of electricity...

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