Brussels, 23/03/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 23 March, the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation into an Estonian project to grant state support of up to €1.5 billion spread over 20 years to the operators of two newly-constructed 300 MW power plants. The aid would be paid simply for the availability of the plants, provided that they are mainly fuelled with oil-shale, a hydrocarbon widely available in Estonia. Estonia claims that the aid is necessary to increase the...