Energy - Research & Studies

ČEZ and the abuse of dominant market power...

Claims that ČEZ abuses its market power are not new. The author examines the theoretical underpinnings and empirical evidence for market abuse in the Czech energy sector, demonstrating that the potential for abuse is real.

This guide is summarizing the 40 most important tax jurisdictions from an oil and gas perspective.

In the face of adversity, the global energy industry is feeling positive about the future of renewables. As KPMG’s annual report into M&A in renewable energy reveals, 78 percent of senior executives from across the industry believe renewable energy projects are economically viable despite collapsing fossil fuel and commodity prices and the credit crunch.

Most of the central and eastern European countries have significant experience of nuclear energy and the extent to which they are able to capitalize on this experience and their strategic geographical position will influence future investment decisions in Europe’s power generation mix. In the Czech Republic the share of nuclear energy in electricity generation was 30.2 percent in 2007.

The report neither evaluates the science of climate change nor its possible causes. It also intentionally avoids any assessment of policies and other governmental interventions. It is intended to provide an objective fact base of the costs and potentials of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the Czech Republic and to serve as a starting point for further discussions and decisions.

From the contents: Importance of Renewables in the CEE Region, Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Measures, The Kyoto Protocol, Country Prospects, Investment Opportunities and others.

By KPMG in Hungary in Cooperation with KPMG in Russia and Ukraine.

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From the contents: Key Countries of the CEE Energy Markets, Privatization, Renewable Generation Expansion, Dependency on Natural Gas, Power Exchanges, Price Convergence and others.

shows a 25% year on year increase, with the worldwide 2007 power deal value of US$372.5bn nearly nine times above the US$43bn recorded just four years earlier in 2003. Records continue to be set in the sector for the total number and value of deals and for the size of individual deals.