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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9693

1 July 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
After years of deadlock, France and Spain agree deal to link up their electricity grids

Brussels, 30/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Zapatero and French Prime Minister François Fillon concluded an agreement in Zaragoza (Spain) on 26 June 2008 to build a new high tension power line between France and Spain to triple electrical interconnection capacity between the two countries from 1,200 to 3,600 megawatts. The deal will be followed by the creation of a 50/50 joint venture between REE of France and RTE of Spain (the two countries' grid managing...

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