Interfax: Central Europe Energy news report of 03.10.2008

Average Czech fuel prices decrease in past week -CSU

HUNGARY

Hungarian retail gasoline prices to fall HUF 2 per liter this week; diesel unchanged

POLAND

Polish PKN Orlen’s Lithuanian unit MN signs interim deal with railway on oil product shipments

PRESS: Former Polish football player Boniek to invest in renewable energy sources

Russia does not need Druzhba oil pipeline branch to Lithuania – Russian diplomat

Polish chemical firm Ciech hopes to establish consortium to bid for Anwil

Polish gas monopolist should make upstream business a priority, analysts say

PRESS: Polish engineer kidnapped in Pakistan

GAS

HUNGARY

PRESS: Romanian gas distributor Butan Gas expects to up revenues 47% y/y to EUR 100 mln in ’08

POLAND

Polish gas distributor CP Energia signs PLN 7.2 mln deal with FX Energy Poland for gas purchase

Polish gas monopolist PGNiG signs PLN 1.85-bln three-year gas supply deal with German VNG

COAL

POLAND

PRESS: Coal prices for energy generating sector likely to increase by up to 30% in 2009

EC’s estimates on carbon dioxide emission reduction costs not optimal, Polish Economy Ministry

PRESS: Poland wants changes in CO2 emissions in 2013, may accept 15% renewable energy share

HEAT, POWER & SEWAGE

CZECH REPUBLIC & SLOVAKIA

Prague Energy Exchange (PXE) begins trading Slovak electricity futures

HUNGARY

Hungary’s new nuclear power plant block to be discussed in Parliament in spring 2009

Hungarian power groups MVM, Matrai to build HUF 200-bln lignite-fired plant in Northern Hungary

POLAND

Polish power producer PKE and fertilizer maker ZA Kedzierzyn to build power plant

PRESS: Polish power group Enea may cut share offer to foreign investors during upcoming IPO

Poland to block European Commission’s CO2 emissions scheme proposal – Polish EconMin

Polish no.2 power group Tauron starts trade on wholesale market

Polish Cabinet to submit bill on excise tax on fuels and electric power

Polish energy regulatory office to continue to approve energy tariffs in 2009

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

CZECH REPUBLIC & SLOVAKIA

Czech utility CEZ bids for 75% stake in Albanian power distributor

HUNGARY

PRESS: Germany’s Deutsche Bank to finance Romanian renewable energy projects

POLAND

Polish renewable energy firm ESP to boost energy generation capacities within five years

Poland will decide on the construction of first nuclear power plant by mid-2009

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