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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy

Eurelectric suggests regional TSO grouping instead of Commission's unbundling plans

Brussels, 19/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - In a position paper published after the European Council adopted a three-year energy programme (see Europe 9383), EURELECTRIC, the Union of the Electricity Industry in Europe, came out against ownership unbundling of operator's production and distribution businesses, calling for a 'progressive and well-steered grouping of TSO (transmission system operators) activities' as 'the best route to developing a Europe-wide electricity market' (see also Europe...

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